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kronckew · 16th May 2012, 08:19 PM

1412 in the persian calendar would be 2033 a.d. suspect that might be wrong

1412 in the arabic hijri is 1991 a.d. a bit more reasonable.

the last char. looks more like a 6 to me tho.

1416 = 1995

the '4' appears to be backwards... not unusual with dyslexic not very well edumacated non-arabs using the script in their own language.

p.s. while arabic is written right to left, numbers are always left to right like ours. we of course adopted the numerals & place system from the arabs. (though not the calendar)

for future reference:

16th May 2012, 08:19 PM	#9
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,150	1412 in the persian calendar would be 2033 a.d. suspect that might be wrong 1412 in the arabic hijri is 1991 a.d. a bit more reasonable. the last char. looks more like a 6 to me tho. 1416 = 1995 the '4' appears to be backwards... not unusual with dyslexic not very well edumacated non-arabs using the script in their own language. p.s. while arabic is written right to left, numbers are always left to right like ours. we of course adopted the numerals & place system from the arabs. (though not the calendar) for future reference: Attached Images Last edited by kronckew; 16th May 2012 at 08:53 PM.