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8th December 2011, 11:53 PM
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Location: Chania Crete Greece
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islamic talismanic amulet translation please
Hi could i have translation of the text of this interesting islamic amulet?
It doesnt look older than the early 20th century, but it seems interesting and original! |
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9th December 2011, 01:55 PM
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Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE
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Whilst awaiting the rather big translation job...Can we possibly know where these were obtained and any extra information please? Amulets like these are across the entire Arabian spectrum and some can be traced back to Greek influence~ and are mentioned by the Greek General Niarchos. In Oman and worn by women the large disc is called a "Loh" often with the witch or "Djinn" crudely inscribed on one side and the protective verse on the other. Rarely the little boxes or "Hirz" have a letter inside either talismanic or giving important rights to the wearer such as land ownership or waterhole rights...often they are empty and worn as simple silver amulets and sealed with pitch(silver the moon). I have seen the leather ones round the upper arm though the others are for the neck.  Regards, Ibrahiim al Balooshi. Note; your previous hirz box was a superb example and I commend that to readers by simply typing in Hirz into search. Last edited by Ibrahiim al Balooshi; 9th December 2011 at 02:10 PM. |
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9th December 2011, 02:14 PM
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Dear Ibrahiim,
I am afraid i cannot give any more information, because i do not have any! These items, like the weapons also, are usually not found anymore in their place of origin. Have been bought decades ago and changed hands 2, 3 or more times... So the language is not Arabic? It should be Turkish then! |
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9th December 2011, 02:21 PM
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Hello,
Its a Qur'an verse. Atleast from a superficial reading :-) |
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9th December 2011, 02:27 PM
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No actually it seems to be a mishmash. Common talisman :-) something that will make a sheikh cringe :P
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11th December 2011, 02:19 AM
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but most women think themselves into talismans power, even, in our days, at least in Egypt  my mother in law has dispersed and hid every where ... plenty, in our Cairo residence, ... to prevent the "bad eye" and doesn't matter, what could think the Sheikh ...  à + Dom |
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