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erlikhan
26th October 2009, 06:41 PM
I request your help in translation of this gold inscriptions please.

thanks&regards

Dom
27th October 2009, 02:09 AM
Hi Erlikhan
no bad will from us :D
but our ability is limited solely with Arabic language :shrug:
as your residence mention is Istanbul,
I think that you will have some other opportunities, isn’t :p

à +

Dom

Zifir
31st October 2009, 12:28 PM
Hi Erlikhan,
Here is the transcription. My interpretation of the number 97 in the middle is that it is the number of the Janissary regiment which Salih/Salah Ağa was a member. This is of course only my opinion, alternatives are also possible.

Best,

Zifir

erlikhan
3rd November 2009, 09:37 PM
Dom and Zifir thank you very much. Zifir, is "janissary cemaat" what you read under the number 97 ?

Zifir
9th November 2009, 11:49 AM
Dom and Zifir thank you very much. Zifir, is "janissary cemaat" what you read under the number 97 ?

No,
Dom's reading is correct. But from the earlier examples I saw, the number next to an owner usually refers to the janissary regiment that the owner was a member. His military title as Ağa also refers to this connection.