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Please show the rest, too.
In the center there are the seven seals of Solomon (= very famous pan-Islamic talismanic motifs). It's strange that motif #2 is supposed to be #7. Otherwise they are in the proper order with the star (#1) repeated. Michael (the sign resembling # stands for the angel Mika'il) |
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Please tell me more if possible about this blunderbuss marks Regards Cerjak |
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OK,
Here is a copy from Canaan. It's in German but it gives you some ideas. The main thing is that it is based on the symbolism of the number 7. Michael Reference: Canaan, T. 1914. Aberglaube und Volksmedizin im Lande der Bibel. Hamburg: L. Friederichsen & Co. Quote:
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Here I found a short explanation in French, too.
It's from Doutté and the square with the seals in is a version of the Latin square where, usually a formula or passage from the Qur'an, is repeated in such a way that the same symbol/word only occurs once in each direction. If you combine the table from Canaan with the explanation from Doutté I think you will get most of it... Michael Reference: Doutté, Edmond. 1909. Magie & religion dans l’Afrique du Nord. Alger: Typographe Adolphe Jourdan. Last edited by VVV; 10th December 2012 at 07:54 PM. |
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I have to says that his discussion forum is really fantastic and I there is in this place so much knowledge ,Michael I have really appreciate your precious help ,I was not expect this documentation about pan-Islamic talismanic motifs and I can’t thank you enough for your answer. I was afraid that all those signs was without significations and now I will appreciate much more this Blunderbuss.
kind regards Cerjak |
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are these symbols by chance from pre-islamic times?
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BTW, while certainly talismanic and i suppose technically a "seal" i would not refer to this as one of Solomon's seals. Originally Solomon's Seal was said to be a signet ring used to command spirits and demons. There have been many variations of the seal depicted over the centuries, most often in disk form as a medallion and featuring either the 6-pointed star of the pentagram. http://www.google.com/search?q=seal+...w=1394&bih=768 |
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