Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th July 2020, 07:50 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th July 2020, 03:27 PM
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I think it’s almost certainly a personal name....
I think it’s almost certainly a personal name. Hoca is used very commonly as part of names and nicknames (most famously Nasrettin Hoca) or to denote someone who is master of a skill or a profession....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd July 2020, 09:53 PM
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The inscription on the barrel reads, with a...
The inscription on the barrel reads, with a misspelling
عاملى (كذا) حاجى شعبان
“Work of Haci Şaban”
The second inscription is very poorly written, and partially concealed. I think the photo...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th June 2020, 07:28 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th June 2020, 06:28 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th June 2020, 01:00 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th June 2020, 09:38 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th June 2020, 11:35 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th June 2020, 11:33 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th June 2020, 11:32 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th June 2020, 02:54 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th June 2020, 01:51 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th June 2020, 11:59 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th June 2020, 11:58 AM
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Yes. I don’t think it’s rubbed out as much as...
Yes. I don’t think it’s rubbed out as much as written quickly. This is not a professional scribe’s hand. There is an extra dot within the lam of the name Bilal, which made me question this reading....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th June 2020, 11:07 AM
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Replies: 16
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th June 2020, 11:05 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th June 2020, 11:02 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th June 2020, 11:37 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th June 2020, 11:03 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th June 2020, 10:54 PM
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It’s inscribed with verses from al-Busiri‘s...
It’s inscribed with verses from al-Busiri‘s Qasidat al-Burda (Ode of the Mantle), a poem in praise of the Prophet, popular all over the Islamic world.
There‘s the name of the maker too, though...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th May 2020, 08:31 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th May 2020, 10:58 PM
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It has a date
sene 1237
“Year 1237...
It has a date
sene 1237
“Year 1237 (1821-22)”
And the names of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus and their dog:
“Yamliha, Maksalina, Mislina, Marnush, Dabarnush, Shazanush, Kafashtatayyush,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th May 2020, 10:48 PM
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These verses are a variant of ones found on an...
These verses are a variant of ones found on an earlier, 16th-century piece in the Museum of Applied Arts in Budapest. The person who read them for you has tried to make sense of them as Persian,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st May 2020, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 3
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They are repetitions of the shahada, the...
They are repetitions of the shahada, the profession of faith -
la ilah illa allah muhammad rasul allah
"There is no god but God, Muhammad is the Messenger of God"
Some also contain the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th May 2020, 09:34 PM
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