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|  13th December 2019, 09:27 AM | #1 | 
| Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI 
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				 |  Need help with translation of a " blasphemous"(?) inscription 
			
			Sold on E-Bay. This is an Ethiopian sword with straight blade 27 1/4" long, total 32". Was advertised as Mamluk blade. I was intrigued by the inscriptions and asked several colleagues , native Arabic, Farsi and Urdu speakers to translate the inscriptions. First " Arabic" person told me that it was not in Arabic. Farsi and Urdu were similarly rejected. But then, one of those colleagues sent pics to her friend, a Saudi Arabian guy, who told her that the only thing he could translate was "Oh Muhammed", and the rest was " blasphemous". That piqued my interest even more. Apologize for the pic of the entire sword: that was taken when it was already sold and the pics could not be adjusted. Asking general opinions and Kwiatek's help with translation. Many thanks. | 
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