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16th March 2010, 07:39 PM
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Tcherkessian powder flask translation please.
I hope someone can translate this inscription.
I think this is very complicated because of the language. Regards kurt |
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16th March 2010, 07:45 PM
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Pics of powder flask
I hope the pics are OK
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19th March 2010, 05:33 PM
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Hi Kurt
Thanks for pic's qualty  inscription (reading from right to left) BONG BEN CHAMAFA AMAL either MADE BY CHAMAFA SON OF BONG à + Dom |
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19th March 2010, 06:10 PM
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Translation
Thanks Dom for the translation.
The name "Bong" is unusually! If the notice you before? Regards Kurt |
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19th March 2010, 06:37 PM
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my background it's more based on "Arabic World" than on "Ottoman Empire" - Tcherkessian either Causasian family names are foreigners for me, sorry  à + Dom |
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20th March 2010, 02:14 PM
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I asked a friend from the Caucasus because of the name "Bong" Here is his answer: in Caucasus we haven't the name Bong it's not Asian aria..., His translation attempt : Amal Chamafa bin (?Yunadj ??) Dom would you verify this please. Regards Kurt |
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