Indian Epigraphy c9.t12.3

c9.t12.3

For preparing lasting ink, the resin of the pipal tree was ground nicely and mixed with water kept for sometime in an earthen pot. It was then boiled on fire and a quantity of nicely ground borax and lodhra was mixed with it while boiling. This thing was ultimately strained through cloth. To the liquid thus prepared¹ was mixed lamp-black, made by burning sesame oil in lamps, in order to make the colour of the liquid sufficiently black. This process of preparing black ink was prevalent in Rajasthan till recent times.²