Ink; Inkhorn
Archimandrite Nikifor’s Biblical Encyclopedia
(Jer. 36:18; Ezek. 9:2)—the writing fluid and the container that held it. Baruch told the officials that he wrote Jeremiah’s words on the scroll with ink. In Ezekiel’s vision a man clothed in linen carries a scribe’s inkhorn at his side. Ancient black ink was commonly made from soot or finely divided carbon mixed with water and gum; other pigments and preparations were also known. Iron-gall ink became widespread later. Scribes could carry reed pens and small ink containers in a case or writing kit fastened at the belt.