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Old 12th December 2010, 02:14 PM   #1
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Dear All

Hope someone can translate the inscription on this yataghan.

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Old 12th December 2010, 04:53 PM   #2
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its upside down, reverse it, and a turk will have a good chance of reading it
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Old 12th December 2010, 05:28 PM   #3
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Hi mjamerks

Can see the whole sword?
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Old 12th December 2010, 07:33 PM   #4
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its upside down, reverse it, and a turk will have a good chance of reading it
Yes, he would. But he needs to see the whole yatağan first.
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Old 13th December 2010, 02:38 AM   #5
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needs to see the whole yatağan first.
Hi Martin ... Dura lex sed lex
have a look at this post, and you'll understand
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=11201

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Old 13th December 2010, 05:22 PM   #6
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Hi All

Hereby more pics of the Yataghan.
And of the inscription.

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Old 13th December 2010, 07:11 PM   #7
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Wondering if this piece is Turkish vs Balkan?
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Old 13th December 2010, 11:11 PM   #8
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Wondering if this piece is Turkish vs Balkan?
My vote would go for Greek - plenty of similar examples in Elgood's book.
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Old 15th December 2010, 05:41 PM   #9
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Yes, he would. But he needs to see the whole yatağan first.
Hi Zifir

I posted new pics of the yataghan.
Rgds

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Old 15th December 2010, 06:55 PM   #10
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Be patient Martin. Zifir will certainly come up with the translation of this nice piece. You did your part, now just sit back and wait........
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Old 16th December 2010, 07:12 AM   #11
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Sorry for taking this long but this one proved to be a hard nut to crack. At first glance I thought it's the names of seven sleepers but no, this is something else. Any idea Dom? Can it be Arabic?
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Old 16th December 2010, 02:47 PM   #12
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Any idea Dom? Can it be Arabic?
as far as you seems to have an idea, I didn't submit the text to Taghrid
I'll do it

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Old 18th December 2010, 12:11 AM   #13
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Can it be Arabic?
hard luck ...
it's not Arabic, and as far as it's not Turkish ...
- Farsi ??
- Ouygour ??
- Azeri ?? (similar to azerbaijani)
- Turkmen ??
but also languages Caucasian languages who used Arabic alphabet ...
- kartvelien
- abkhazo-adygienn (North-West of Caucase)
- nakho-daghestanien (North-Est of Caucase)
which one ?? dunno, sorry

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