help with talismanic inscription

Battara · 13th December 2020, 05:06 PM

I think this inscription is upside down. I rotated it for you. What I see are Arabic numbers with possibly one exception at the beginning at the right side.

psingh123 · 13th December 2020, 09:11 PM

Im not familiar with Arabic numerals but I seem to see the following: 2 6[?] 9 [with something else?] 3[?] and a 5. Seems to be a random set of numbers? But maybe linked to the first word on the right?

Any idea on what that might say?

mariusgmioc · 16th December 2020, 06:47 AM

Very beautiful example! Congratulations!

The blade may benefit from some cleaning.

I have no idea what the cartouche inscription says but it appears to intact.

psingh123 · 16th December 2020, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by mariusgmioc

Very beautiful example! Congratulations!

The blade may benefit from some cleaning.

I have no idea what the cartouche inscription says but it appears to intact.

thanks! Yes the inscription is proving quite troublesome to decipher.

kwiatek · 19th December 2020, 11:23 AM

Where in India do you think this is from? Might help with the inscription

Kubur · 19th December 2020, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by kwiatek

Where in India do you think this is from? Might help with the inscription

I find this sword and the inscription very suspicious... Might explain the difficulties that you have to read it...

psingh123 · 19th December 2020, 05:35 PM

Not too sure. In tirris book he does not say where it is from. Just says its a persian blade with a indian hilt. Dated 18th century

psingh123 · 19th December 2020, 05:37 PM

Tirris does not say in his book. Only states that its 18th century, persian blade with indian hilt. Maybe its mughal but in terms of location, I am not too sure -

13th December 2020, 05:06 PM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	I think this inscription is upside down. I rotated it for you. What I see are Arabic numbers with possibly one exception at the beginning at the right side. Attached Images

16th December 2020, 06:47 AM	#3
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,906	Very beautiful example! Congratulations! The blade may benefit from some cleaning. I have no idea what the cartouche inscription says but it appears to intact. Last edited by mariusgmioc; 16th December 2020 at 08:22 AM.

13th December 2020, 09:11 PM	#2
psingh123 Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 33	Im not familiar with Arabic numerals but I seem to see the following: 2 6[?] 9 [with something else?] 3[?] and a 5. Seems to be a random set of numbers? But maybe linked to the first word on the right? Any idea on what that might say?

19th December 2020, 11:23 AM	#5
kwiatek Member Join Date: May 2019 Posts: 153	Where in India do you think this is from? Might help with the inscription

19th December 2020, 05:35 PM	#7
psingh123 Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 33	Not too sure. In tirris book he does not say where it is from. Just says its a persian blade with a indian hilt. Dated 18th century

19th December 2020, 05:37 PM	#8
psingh123 Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 33	Tirris does not say in his book. Only states that its 18th century, persian blade with indian hilt. Maybe its mughal but in terms of location, I am not too sure -