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Originally Posted by Atlantia
Excellent examples.
I like the tray as well!!!
I actually had mine displayed with an Ottoman/Syrian tray for a while! 
Which neatly brings me back to the influence of Ottoman rule on that part of the world. |
Dom and Mrs Dom, have been kind enought to provide a translation of the Syrian tray I posted:
Central Tughra: Abdülhamid II
Outer panels:
"- 1 - MASAA'AEB EL ENDA ASSABRE read it normally, and you will have the Arabic reading)
- 1 - THE PATIENCE IN CATASTROPHE
- 2 - MAWAHEB EL AZAMETE MENE
- 2 - IS FROM A GREAT TALENT
- 3 (above) - DAMASCUS SANA 1908
- 3 (below) - NASSAM AMAL
- 3 (above) - YEAR 1908 DAMASCUS
- 3 (below) - DONE BY NASSAM
- 4 - ABIB AL ZEKHRE ALA CHOURBENA MAZAK
- 4 - WITH THE TASTE OF OUR DRINKS, WE WE RECALL, THE MEMORY OF OUR LOVER (under-meaning, the Holy Prophet Mohamed)"
Thank you my friend.