Heyas!
Found an ancient perfume recipe that was reserved for the ruling class in Egypt that includes "25 grammes de aromatic calamus".
Is this another translation issue? Do they mean cannabis concentrate here?
Was wondering if anyone had the means to make it and test medicinal properties of it against Holy Anointing Oil?
Recipe from this site here perfumeshrine.blogspot.com:
Found an ancient perfume recipe that was reserved for the ruling class in Egypt that includes "25 grammes de aromatic calamus".
Is this another translation issue? Do they mean cannabis concentrate here?
Was wondering if anyone had the means to make it and test medicinal properties of it against Holy Anointing Oil?
Recipe from this site here perfumeshrine.blogspot.com:
perfumeshrine.blogspot.com said:Another sacred perfume has been discovered by archeologists on the walls of the Ptolemaic temple of Edfu, in the valley of the Nile at Louxor. Based on styrax extract, it was reserved for assuaging the ancient deities of Egypt. The long preparation demanded at least 6 months for the ingredients to mature properly!
The formula included:
- 0,575 litre of carob sugar (Ceratonia siliqua)
- 1010 grams of dry frankincense
- 600 grams of styrax
- 25 grammes de aromatic calamus (Acorus calamus L.)*
- 10 grams of lentisque (mastic) resin
- 15 grams of violet grains
- 0,5 litre of mixed wine and water
*It's interesting to note that although calamus is also referenced in the Bible (Exodus 30,23) as entering the composition of a sacred perfume for God made by Moses, it must be some other fragrant plant, as Moses was in the middle of the desert.
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