Medical Prescription: Electuary
11th Century
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This brief Judeo-Arabic recipe, preserved in the Cairo Geniza, lists the ingredients for the treatment of an unidentified illness. An electuary is a medicinal paste mixed with honey or another sweet component. This recipe reflects a common formula. Both the opening invocation, known in Arabic as the basmala, and the closing lines are in Arabic script.
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