Kyphi Egyptian Temple Incense

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 mathematic