Translation assistance Madurese keris

RSWORD · 1st August 2014, 01:55 PM

Wanted to see if anyone was able to translate the medallion disc on this Madurese KERIS? It appears to be in Arabic but unsure what language. Would also appreciate any other thoughts or comments about the piece.

RSWORD · 1st August 2014, 01:56 PM

And some blade pictures in case anyone was interested.

Green · 18th February 2016, 01:57 PM

I checked with my wife and her guess is " Hijratul nabiyyin sallalahualai hi wassalam" loosely translated as " the migration of the prophet of Allah, may peace be upon him. Could be a kind of stamp like those found on rings of muslim rulers of old. She could be totally wrong of course.

Would love to hear if anyone agree with this reading or any alternative one?
Also, would love to hear opinion about the thin blade which look quite strange to me with rather awkward looking luks . And what type of pamor is this?....and this combination of ivory and wood donoriko type hilt is unusual to me too.

Sajen · 18th February 2016, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Green

Also, would love to hear opinion about the thin blade which look quite strange to me with rather awkward looking luks . And what type of pamor is this?....and this combination of ivory and wood donoriko type hilt is unusual to me too.

Hallo Green,

the blade seems very old to my eyes and have received maybe several warangan in it's life. It's a kebo blade.
The down part isn't from ivory IMVHO but from bone and is most possible an old repair because the wood was broken away.

Regards,
Detlef

1st August 2014, 01:55 PM	#1
RSWORD Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,093	Translation assistance Madurese keris Wanted to see if anyone was able to translate the medallion disc on this Madurese KERIS? It appears to be in Arabic but unsure what language. Would also appreciate any other thoughts or comments about the piece. Attached Images

1st August 2014, 01:56 PM	#2
RSWORD Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,093	And some blade pictures in case anyone was interested. Attached Images

18th February 2016, 01:57 PM	#3
Green Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Malaysia Posts: 325	I checked with my wife and her guess is " Hijratul nabiyyin sallalahualai hi wassalam" loosely translated as " the migration of the prophet of Allah, may peace be upon him. Could be a kind of stamp like those found on rings of muslim rulers of old. She could be totally wrong of course. Would love to hear if anyone agree with this reading or any alternative one? Also, would love to hear opinion about the thin blade which look quite strange to me with rather awkward looking luks . And what type of pamor is this?....and this combination of ivory and wood donoriko type hilt is unusual to me too.