Papr. Rome, Private Collection Monneret de Villard X   (More information about the Object)
Publication No. P.MargoliouthMonneret I 1a
Modern Title Alchemical prescription
Summary Alchemical prescription about how to make a prescription using eggshell and salt, through washed, well ground them and set on a fierce fire.
   

Edition

1 بسم الله الروف الرحوم الرحيم
2يوخذ على بركة الله وعونه قشر البيض
3‮ تجسل ويسحق سحيق الجيد ويسحق وزن‬‬‬‬
4نصفه ملح ويعمل في كوز ويلبس
5الجميع ويحط فى نار القوية ويخرج ‮
6بعد ما يبرد تجد هو اسود ويعاد‬‬‬
7الي العمل الـول الاول تانية ويخرج يضا‬‬‬‬ ‮
8تجده رمادى وترجع تعمله ثالثة‬‬‬‬
9ويخرج تجده ابيض وتم تدبيره
10ويوخذ بعد ذالك الايابق
11لكل اربع الدراهم درهم نقرة حجر
12برادة يلغم على الصلاية سحق ان
13جيدً ويلحف من فوقه وتحته
14ويشد وصلة ويبيت فى نار دمس
15ليلاة ويخرج باكر تجده حجرا يتكســـ
16الخمسة درهم على عشره والسلام

Translation

1In the name of God, the kind, the Merciful
2Let there be taken with God’s blessing and help eggshell
3which should then be washed and well ground; there should also be ground
4half its weight of salt and put into a crucible; the whole
5should then be covered, and set on a fierce fire; it should be taken out
6when it is cold. It will then be found to be black and should be returned
7to the first operation a second time and again taken out.
8When it will be found to be ashen, when the operation should be repeated for a third time
9and when taken out it will be found to be white, and the treatment of it will be concluded
10After this the specimens of mercury should be taken
11To every four dirhams should be added a nuqra drachm of filings
12of the stone prepared in the first part of the operation and the mixture should be converted into an amalgam on a flat stone by pounding it up
13well and grinding it above and below
14So that the union of the constituents may be firm. It should remain for a night in a fire of hot ashes
15and be taken out in the morning when you will find it a brittle stone
16Five dirhams are to be projected upon ten of the metal to be transmuted. And peace
 
 
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