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Atlantia · 19th November 2010, 07:52 PM

Georgian collector says not Georgian. He says its Arabic.
So the plot thickens!
So, to recap. We've had suggestions that it might be Turkish, Georgian, or Arabic. But every time I show it to someone who reads one of those languages, they say they think the missing word is one of the other options.
So frustrating, I'm pretty confused at this point

P.S. I wonder if it could be a abbreviated name? Do arabic characters lend themselves to being written in the form of a monogram?

19th November 2010, 07:52 PM	#16
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	Georgian collector says not Georgian. He says its Arabic. So the plot thickens! So, to recap. We've had suggestions that it might be Turkish, Georgian, or Arabic. But every time I show it to someone who reads one of those languages, they say they think the missing word is one of the other options. So frustrating, I'm pretty confused at this point P.S. I wonder if it could be a abbreviated name? Do arabic characters lend themselves to being written in the form of a monogram? Last edited by Atlantia; 20th November 2010 at 10:18 AM.