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Rivkin · 24th May 2005, 02:55 AM

Oh. It seems that the inscription suggests that it was something like a sweet sixteen gift to Tirkia, so he would grow with a sword. The motiff is puzzling.

One more thing - a short google searched revealed that Tirkia is actually a megrel name.

24th May 2005, 02:55 AM	#6
Rivkin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 655	Oh. It seems that the inscription suggests that it was something like a sweet sixteen gift to Tirkia, so he would grow with a sword. The motiff is puzzling. One more thing - a short google searched revealed that Tirkia is actually a megrel name.