translation needed

[mjamerks]

Dear All

Hope someone can translate the inscription on this yataghan.

Thanks

Martin

[A.alnakkas]

its upside down, reverse it, and a turk will have a good chance of reading it :)

[Atlantia]

Hi mjamerks

Can see the whole sword?

[Zifir]

its upside down, reverse it, and a turk will have a good chance of reading it :)

Yes, he would. But he needs to see the whole yatağan first.
:rolleyes:

[Dom]

needs to see the whole yatağan first. :rolleyes: Hi Martin ... Dura lex sed lex :p
have a look at this post, and you'll understand
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=11201 :D

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Dom

[mjamerks]

Hi All

Hereby more pics of the Yataghan.
And of the inscription.

Thanks

Martin

[Battara]

Wondering if this piece is Turkish vs Balkan?

[TVV]

Wondering if this piece is Turkish vs Balkan?

My vote would go for Greek - plenty of similar examples in Elgood's book.

[mjamerks]

Yes, he would. But he needs to see the whole yatağan first.
:rolleyes:

Hi Zifir

I posted new pics of the yataghan.
Rgds

Martin

[Henk]

Be patient Martin. Zifir will certainly come up with the translation of this nice piece. You did your part, now just sit back and wait........ ;)

[Zifir]

Sorry for taking this long but this one proved to be a hard nut to crack. At first glance I thought it's the names of seven sleepers but no, this is something else. Any idea Dom? Can it be Arabic?

[Dom]

Any idea Dom? Can it be Arabic? as far as you seems to have an idea, I didn't submit the text to Taghrid :p
I'll do it :D

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Dom

[Dom]

Can it be Arabic?hard luck ...
it's not Arabic, and as far as it's not Turkish ...
- Farsi ??
- Ouygour ??
- Azeri ?? (similar to azerbaijani)
- Turkmen ??
but also languages Caucasian languages who used Arabic alphabet ...
- kartvelien
- abkhazo-adygienn (North-West of Caucase)
- nakho-daghestanien (North-Est of Caucase)
which one ?? dunno, sorry :confused:

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Dom