طينة
Iraq
10th Century
Source: Ibn al-Mudabbir. Al-Risala al-Adhra'. Edited by Yusuf Muhammad Fathi Abd al-Wahhab. Cairo: Dar al-Tala'i', 2005.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
طين, سحاتة
Preparation Steps
The text describes the material components of seals used on official correspondence ('al-kutub al-makhtuma'). It mentions the 'tin' (clay) and 'suhata' (residue/shavings) used to enclose documents (p. 101). The act of 'fadh' refers specifically to the separation of the document from this clay material (p. 101, 102).
Original Recipe Text
The text describes the material components of seals used on official correspondence ('al-kutub al-makhtuma'). It mentions the 'tin' (clay) and 'suhata' (residue/shavings) used to enclose documents (p. 101). The act of 'fadh' refers specifically to the separation of the document from this clay material (p. 101, 102).
Evidence
"فضضت الكتاب إذا نحيت عنه طينته وسحاته ... فرق بين الكتاب وبين طينته وسحاته"
Remarks
Sealing with clay was an essential part of the 'adab' of the secretary (katib) to maintain the integrity and confidentiality of the document's ink and paper (p. 100, 101). The text uses these materials as metaphors for administrative professional standards.
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Philological analysis of scribal terminology
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
RegionIraq
Approx. Year950
Source Information
AuthorIbn al-Mudabbir. Al-Risala al-Adhra'. Edited by Yusuf Muhammad Fathi Abd al-Wahhab. Cairo: Dar al-Tala'i', 2005.
CollectionSealing materials described in text
Language
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