Indian Epigraphy c9.t12.1

c9.t12.1

Ink for writing is called *maṣi*, *maṣī*, *masi* or *masī* and *melā* in Sanskrit. It was prepared with lamp-black or charcoal mixed in water with gum, sugar, etc. The ink was put in pots called in Sanskrit *maṣi-bhājana*, *melāmandā*, *melāndhu*, *melāndhukā*, *maṣimaṇi*, *maṣi-pātra*, *maṣi-bhāṇḍa*, *maṣi-kūpikā*, etc.