Inscription on Yataghan

ham · 17th May 2005, 05:35 PM

It does look like a mim, doesn't it. I had to run it through several steps in photoshop to get it clear; there is a narrow opening at the beginning of the character. I suspect the dot above it is fanciful as they often are in cases like this one. The whole bit is rendered phonetically and without much attention to case. Interesting though that the engraving itself is quite competent-- this would seem to argue for a skilled but non-literate, or barely literate, craftsman.

Sincerely,

Ham

17th May 2005, 05:35 PM	#6
ham Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 190	It does look like a mim, doesn't it. I had to run it through several steps in photoshop to get it clear; there is a narrow opening at the beginning of the character. I suspect the dot above it is fanciful as they often are in cases like this one. The whole bit is rendered phonetically and without much attention to case. Interesting though that the engraving itself is quite competent-- this would seem to argue for a skilled but non-literate, or barely literate, craftsman. Sincerely, Ham