Nice Sudanese Dagger For Comment
 

This just arrived today. There is an inscription at the base of the blade that needs a translation?

Lew

Hello Lew, a beautiful piece indeed!!! I love the scabbard (one of the most beautiful that I have seen!) and the patination on the handle is wonderful!! If I'm correct the date is 1316=1899/1900. Congratulations :)

Lew, please, you've got to get another DRAWER, those poor daggers must be 'cramped' :D :p

Very nice... very nice indeed ....congats........

Lew,

That is one of the most beautiful Sudanese arm daggers I have ever seen.
The scabbard is really really super (it is silver isn't it?), the inscriptions on the ricasso are marvelous and I agree with Flavio that the patina on the grip is very nice.

Ernst

Yes it is silver except that little ball at the tip which I think may be steel. I hope someone can translate the Arabic inscription for me.

Lew

In need of translation Arabic to English
 

Hi

Can someone out there please translate the Arabic inscription for me?

Thanks

Lew

I had someone in my office translate it. The name is Muhammad Abduh Raboah? He could not be 100 percent sure? 1316AH=1898AD.















Lew

Hi Lew
I may confirm to you the validity of the translation, that you got :D

here below, the complete translation with some comments :p

2234 and little bit more far 9 (?)
I leave to your sagacity the understanding of those digits, I put a (?) because it's uncertain

MOHAMED ABD EL RAB'HO either a name containing one way to name "God" either RAB

SANA either YEAR

1316 (Hegira) either ± 1898 (Gregorian)

that's set, no more :D

best regards

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Dom

Dom

Much appreciated.

Thanks
:)