Yataghan cartouche translation

kwiatek · 3rd December 2021, 12:02 AM

Inside the tughra it says in Turkish

sahib ahmed ‘amel-i hüseyin kalfa

“The owner Ahmed, work of Hüseyin Kalfa”

The tughra form itself might be the word malik, another word for “owner”

The date above is 1229 (1813-14)

The first line of the inscription in the long cartouche is of a type common on yataghans. In Turkish:

ya muhammed kıl şefaat ümmetindir ahmed

“O Muhammad intercede for Ahmed (on the Day of Judgement), he is [from] your community”

The second line is the ubiquitous Arabic phrase:

la fata illa ‘ali la sayf illa dhu’l-fiqar

“There is no hero but ‘Ali, no sword but Dhu’l-Fiqar (Zülfikar)”

For another piece by Hüseyin Kalfa

https://www.alifart.com/osmanli-yatagan-272436/

3rd December 2021, 12:02 AM	#3
kwiatek Member Join Date: May 2019 Posts: 153	Inside the tughra it says in Turkish sahib ahmed ‘amel-i hüseyin kalfa “The owner Ahmed, work of Hüseyin Kalfa” The tughra form itself might be the word malik, another word for “owner” The date above is 1229 (1813-14) The first line of the inscription in the long cartouche is of a type common on yataghans. In Turkish: ya muhammed kıl şefaat ümmetindir ahmed “O Muhammad intercede for Ahmed (on the Day of Judgement), he is [from] your community” The second line is the ubiquitous Arabic phrase: la fata illa ‘ali la sayf illa dhu’l-fiqar “There is no hero but ‘Ali, no sword but Dhu’l-Fiqar (Zülfikar)” For another piece by Hüseyin Kalfa https://www.alifart.com/osmanli-yatagan-272436/