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Old 26th May 2010, 11:30 AM   #1
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Dom, the language will be most probably Aceh but the skript is Arabic, isn't it?
yes, I confirm that the alphabet is Arabic

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The words are hard to decipher, but what I can see may read in Malay as "Hamba hak Tengku Jat .....(something)" or in english " I belong to Tengku (Prince) Jat ...."
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Jentayu, thak you very much for this information - very interesting.
The golden crowns do hint at a person with some status!

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Old 16th June 2010, 08:46 AM   #4
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Jentayu, could you give another go at the name?
Others of course welcome to contribute info as well.
Hope this picture helps....

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