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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th December 2020, 10:14 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 415
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I am familiar with calculating Abjad but if you...I am familiar with calculating Abjad but if you are referring to the sword you posted a link to, I doubt very much it is an abjad chronogram. |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th December 2020, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,253
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Yes I had realized it was upside down.
I would...Yes I had realized it was upside down. I would be amazed if it was Bosnian, but I am prepared to be amazed if anyone can come up with a reading. Could be talismanic, but you should still be able to... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th December 2020, 08:37 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,253
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Well, they are where you would expect the date to...Well, they are where you would expect the date to be on an inscription of this type and they could be conceivably be 2**7, but the middle digits do not resemble anything much and even if they did,... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th December 2020, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,073
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Where in India do you think this is from? Might...Where in India do you think this is from? Might help with the inscription |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th December 2020, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,253
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Neither the words nor the numbers make any sense...Neither the words nor the numbers make any sense to me in either Arabic, Persian or Turkish |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th December 2020, 10:54 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,099
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kwiatek
To the right of the tughra
عمل...To the right of the tughra عمل صالح “Work of Salih” The tughra itself is an owner’s inscription, probably صاحب... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd December 2020, 01:38 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 814
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kwiatek
Hallo, the main inscription is Arabic, part of...Hallo, the main inscription is Arabic, part of Qur'an 61:13, very common on arms and armour, Persian work نصر من الله... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th November 2020, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,446
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kwiatek
Thanks for the extra photos. Unfortunately they...Thanks for the extra photos. Unfortunately they are too worn to read from the photos - I would need a magnifying glass and Garo Kürkman’s book on Ottoman silver marks to identify them. They are for... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th November 2020, 08:17 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 777
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th November 2020, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 777
Posted By
kwiatek
I agree it looks like...I agree it looks like ١٢٢٤ 1224/1809-10. In the roundel are the names of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus and their dog. There is a maker‘s inscription عمل... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th October 2020, 12:57 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,254
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kwiatek
Inscriptions are typical of the Caucasus. The...Inscriptions are typical of the Caucasus. The poetic inscription is in one of the numerous difficult languages of the region, many of them language isolates, with Arabic loanwords. The first... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th October 2020, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,446
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The inscription on the blade is in Arabic and...The inscription on the blade is in Arabic and reads لا اله الا الله "There is no god but God“ The stamps are an Ottoman... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st September 2020, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,790
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kwiatek
Pleasure! I suspect the inscription on the blade...Pleasure! I suspect the inscription on the blade is in Kannada, but I’m far from sure |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st September 2020, 05:39 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,790
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kwiatek
The Arabic inscriptions are invocations of...The Arabic inscriptions are invocations of various Beautiful Names of God (traditionally held to be 99, though according to strict theology infinite in number), including يا... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st September 2020, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,040
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It...It says عالمگیر شاهی ۱۱۱۵ “ ‘Alamgir Shahi 1115” ‘Alamgir was the regnal name of Aurangzeb and the... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th August 2020, 08:21 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,217
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th July 2020, 08:35 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,516
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The last post saved multiple times for some reasonThe last post saved multiple times for some reason |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th July 2020, 08:33 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,516
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These verses are in Ottoman Turkish, I have seen...These verses are in Ottoman Turkish, I have seen them on one other piece but I cannot remember where! Here they are copied with mistakes. They compare the dagger’s blade to the shining crescent... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th July 2020, 08:26 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,435
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th July 2020, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,190
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Saracen is correct, the names of the Seven...Saracen is correct, the names of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus and their dog (worn and with mistakes). In the roundel at the beginning of the decoration is the name “Mahmud”, presumably the maker |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th July 2020, 08:18 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,184
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It was copied without understanding what it...It was copied without understanding what it should mean and with words missing, probably by an illiterate artisan: [Darbından bu] bıçağın cümle düşman tar ü mar... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th July 2020, 10:45 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,296
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kwiatek
I googled a bit as well and saw some similar...I googled a bit as well and saw some similar pieces but nothing with an inscription like yours. Interesting! Now just to find someone who can read it ... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th July 2020, 06:40 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,296
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kwiatek
Can’t read it, but pretty sure the inscription is...Can’t read it, but pretty sure the inscription is Tibetan |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th July 2020, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 6,788
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kwiatek
Thanks for the photo, that’s much clearer, though...Thanks for the photo, that’s much clearer, though I am not sure of the reading of “Topçu” now! The name is hard to make out. The fact that it is in Ottoman Turkish does not mean that the owner was... |
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th July 2020, 03:27 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 6,788
Posted By
kwiatek
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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