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kwiatek · 15th December 2019, 09:32 AM

The main inscription is, including the spelling mistakes that are typical on pieces of this type

لا فتا الا علي لا سيف الا ذا الفقار ما شاء الله

"There is no hero but 'Ali, no sword but Dhu'l-Fiqar. What God wills"

The date at the end is ambiguous, but my suggestion would be (سنة ٢٨٠(١ .

"Year (1)280 (1863-4)"

The Ottomans often omitted the initial one for a thousand, which I think is the case here. There is what could be a one beneath the main inscription, but I've never seen it placed there in that way.

15th December 2019, 09:32 AM	#2
kwiatek Member Join Date: May 2019 Posts: 153	The main inscription is, including the spelling mistakes that are typical on pieces of this type لا فتا الا علي لا سيف الا ذا الفقار ما شاء الله "There is no hero but 'Ali, no sword but Dhu'l-Fiqar. What God wills" The date at the end is ambiguous, but my suggestion would be (سنة ٢٨٠(١ . "Year (1)280 (1863-4)" The Ottomans often omitted the initial one for a thousand, which I think is the case here. There is what could be a one beneath the main inscription, but I've never seen it placed there in that way. Last edited by kwiatek; 15th December 2019 at 10:17 AM.