Arabic Script on the Brooch

ALEX · 4th March 2019, 06:27 AM

Here is the small silver brooch with what seems to be a stylized Arabic inscription. Hope our Arabic speaking colleagues will be able to translate it.
Thanks in advance.

Battara · 4th March 2019, 06:46 PM

I think the first word on the right is “Allah”

Bob A · 5th March 2019, 03:03 AM

Squared Kufic style of Arabic.

There's some interesting examples of this in the following link; you'll need to scroll down a bit:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kufic

Bob A · 5th March 2019, 03:04 AM

Dupe

ALEX · 8th March 2019, 09:06 AM

Thank you Bob and Battara,
I agree it is a Kufic style. I'd be interested to know if such "Kufic style" can be read/translated by someone who reads Arabic.

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4th March 2019, 06:46 PM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,139	I think the first word on the right is “Allah”

5th March 2019, 03:03 AM	#3
Bob A Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 409	Squared Kufic style of Arabic. There's some interesting examples of this in the following link; you'll need to scroll down a bit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kufic

5th March 2019, 03:04 AM	#4
Bob A Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 409	Dupe

8th March 2019, 09:06 AM	#5
ALEX Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 935	Thank you Bob and Battara, I agree it is a Kufic style. I'd be interested to know if such "Kufic style" can be read/translated by someone who reads Arabic.