Home›Open Questions›When is lavender first attested as a burned incense, rather than a bathing or laundry herb?Open QuestionsWhen is lavender first attested as a burned incense, rather than a bathing or laundry herb?Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "When is lavender first attested as a burned incense, rather than a bathing or laundry herb?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/open-questions-index/when-is-lavender-first-attested-as-a-burned-incense-rather-than-a-bathing-or-laundry-herb.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). When is lavender first attested as a burned incense, rather than a bathing or laundry herb?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/open-questions-index/when-is-lavender-first-attested-as-a-burned-incense-rather-than-a-bathing-or-laundry-herbCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-when-is-lavender-first-attested-as-a-bur, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {When is lavender first attested as a burned incense, rather than a bathing or laundry herb?}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/open-questions-index/when-is-lavender-first-attested-as-a-burned-incense-rather-than-a-bathing-or-laundry-herb}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOpen QuestionCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Open QuestionLavender's Latin name derives from washing, its best documented ancient use, and no specific dated source for lavender burned as incense, as opposed to used in bathing, has been confirmed.What would resolve this A study of ancient or medieval texts distinguishing lavender's earliest attestation as a burned aromatic from its far better documented use in bathing and laundry.OpenClassical history, history of perfumeryMircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.), Encyclopedia of ReligionCross-Tradition ConnectionsQuestion OnLavender, Incense Well-attested SourcesEncyclopedia of Religiontier 1Mircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.), Macmillan Reference, 2005View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year