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Old 15th July 2020, 06:05 AM   #13
sfenoid13
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kwiatek
It was copied without understanding what it should mean and with words missing,
probably by an illiterate artisan:

[Darbından bu] bıçağın cümle düşman tar ü mar
[İntikam alır] aduvvdan sanki misli zülfikar

“[From its blow] this knife‘s enemies are scattered,
[It takes revenge] upon the enemy like Zülfikar.”

These are very common verses on yataghans
Thank you very much! Does the cartouche one the back(the second picture ) have a date you think ? Like 27 may be ?
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