Nice Sudanese Dagger For Comment

[Lew]

This just arrived today. There is an inscription at the base of the blade that needs a translation?

Lew

[Flavio]

Hello Lew, a beautiful piece indeed!!! I love the scabbard (one of the most beautiful that I have seen!) and the patination on the handle is wonderful!! If I'm correct the date is 1316=1899/1900. Congratulations :)

[katana]

Lew, please, you've got to get another DRAWER, those poor daggers must be 'cramped' :D :p

Very nice... very nice indeed ....congats........

[ErnestoJuan]

Lew,

That is one of the most beautiful Sudanese arm daggers I have ever seen.
The scabbard is really really super (it is silver isn't it?), the inscriptions on the ricasso are marvelous and I agree with Flavio that the patina on the grip is very nice.

Ernst

[Lew]

Lew,


The scabbard is really really super (it is silver isn't it?)

Ernst

Yes it is silver except that little ball at the tip which I think may be steel. I hope someone can translate the Arabic inscription for me.

Lew

[Lew]

Hi

Can someone out there please translate the Arabic inscription for me?

Thanks

Lew

[Lew]

I had someone in my office translate it. The name is Muhammad Abduh Raboah? He could not be 100 percent sure? 1316AH=1898AD.















Lew

[Dom]

I had someone in my office translate it. The name is Muhammad Abduh Raboah? He could not be 100 percent sure? 1316AH=1898AD. Hi Lew
I may confirm to you the validity of the translation, that you got :D

here below, the complete translation with some comments :p

2234 and little bit more far 9 (?)
I leave to your sagacity the understanding of those digits, I put a (?) because it's uncertain

MOHAMED ABD EL RAB'HO either a name containing one way to name "God" either RAB

SANA either YEAR

1316 (Hegira) either ± 1898 (Gregorian)

that's set, no more :D

best regards

à +

Dom

[Lew]

Dom

Much appreciated.

Thanks
:)