Kyphi Egyptian Temple Incense
Regular price
$15.00
Kyphi, or Kapet, is an incense blend with origins in ancient Egypt. Kyphi is actually the Latin translation from the Greek transcription of the Egyptian word "kapet," which means incense in general. The first text to contain the recipe and instructions for crafting Kyphi is the Ebers Papyrus, which dates back to about 1500 BCE. Three Egyptian recipes dating to the Ptolemaic dynasty are carved on temple walls in Edfu and Philae, while Greek scholars Dioscorides, Plutarch, and Galen have also recorded recipes for Kyphi.
Whether the recipe is Egyptian or Hellenistic Greek, each recipe calls for many ingredients, usually upwards of 16, prepared over multiple weeks, and is a labor-intensive process. The scent of kyphi is said to deepen as the incense ages, and there is nothing quite like the smell of Kyphi smoldering in the night.
Our Kyphi blend is based off a Ptolemaic era recipe. It contains 16 ingredients, steeped and blended over the course of a moon cycle. Plutarch implies a mathematical significance to the number 16 (4x4), and I felt guided to use that amount. Once blended, it is rolled into small pellets, and allowed to dry. This batch was crafted in the spring of 2017 and has aged for over a year. I found that smaller pieces smolder better than a full pellet, and a little goes a long way. The pellets were then crushed by hand using a mortar and pestle.
Our recipe contains ingredients prized in the ancient world, and include dried fruit, red wine, raw honey, frankincense, myrrh, acacia, styrax, camel grass, orris root, cassia, and sandalwood, among others.
The smell of Kyphi smoldering is sweet and spicy, resinous, exotic, and complex.
You will receive one ounce of our Kyphi Egyptian Temple Incense, crushed, and packaged in a metal tin.
This incense requires a charcoal disc to burn it on, and we do offer Swift Lite Charcoal for purchase (10 discs).
Caution:
Whole incense can get very smoky; burn in a well-ventilated area.
Smoldering incense is hot; do not handle it charcoal discs/incense, as it will cause burns.
Do not leave burning disc and/or incense unattended.
Whether the recipe is Egyptian or Hellenistic Greek, each recipe calls for many ingredients, usually upwards of 16, prepared over multiple weeks, and is a labor-intensive process. The scent of kyphi is said to deepen as the incense ages, and there is nothing quite like the smell of Kyphi smoldering in the night.
Our Kyphi blend is based off a Ptolemaic era recipe. It contains 16 ingredients, steeped and blended over the course of a moon cycle. Plutarch implies a mathematical significance to the number 16 (4x4), and I felt guided to use that amount. Once blended, it is rolled into small pellets, and allowed to dry. This batch was crafted in the spring of 2017 and has aged for over a year. I found that smaller pieces smolder better than a full pellet, and a little goes a long way. The pellets were then crushed by hand using a mortar and pestle.
Our recipe contains ingredients prized in the ancient world, and include dried fruit, red wine, raw honey, frankincense, myrrh, acacia, styrax, camel grass, orris root, cassia, and sandalwood, among others.
The smell of Kyphi smoldering is sweet and spicy, resinous, exotic, and complex.
You will receive one ounce of our Kyphi Egyptian Temple Incense, crushed, and packaged in a metal tin.
This incense requires a charcoal disc to burn it on, and we do offer Swift Lite Charcoal for purchase (10 discs).
Caution:
Whole incense can get very smoky; burn in a well-ventilated area.
Smoldering incense is hot; do not handle it charcoal discs/incense, as it will cause burns.
Do not leave burning disc and/or incense unattended.
