please help - kindjal signature !

Rivkin · 4th December 2004, 03:41 AM

Dear All,

I've recently acquired a rather nice kindjal. Looks like a georgian, may be southern chechen.
The signature seems to be in arabic (it's certainly not greek, armenian or cyrillic, can it be some really old Mkhedruli that I can't read ?). Unfortunately in any way I can't read it, so please help me if you can ! The photograph is attached, it's right on top of the fuller.

Rivkin · 4th December 2004, 07:36 AM

The more I look at this, the less it looks to me like arabic. Hell, it's more like a messed up Nabathean script ???

Raja Muda · 5th December 2004, 05:02 AM

Can just make out the word AMAL, which could mean in Aarabic 'work of', but then again, I could be wrong.

Rivkin · 5th December 2004, 07:01 AM

Thank you very much, yes it seems to be Amal Ahmed ! Now we are working on the second half

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4th December 2004, 03:41 AM	#1
Rivkin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 655	please help - kindjal signature ! Dear All, I've recently acquired a rather nice kindjal. Looks like a georgian, may be southern chechen. The signature seems to be in arabic (it's certainly not greek, armenian or cyrillic, can it be some really old Mkhedruli that I can't read ?). Unfortunately in any way I can't read it, so please help me if you can ! The photograph is attached, it's right on top of the fuller. Attached Images

5th December 2004, 05:02 AM	#3
Raja Muda Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 100	Inscription Can just make out the word AMAL, which could mean in Aarabic 'work of', but then again, I could be wrong.

4th December 2004, 07:36 AM	#2
Rivkin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 655	The more I look at this, the less it looks to me like arabic. Hell, it's more like a messed up Nabathean script ???

5th December 2004, 07:01 AM	#4
Rivkin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 655	Thank you very much, yes it seems to be Amal Ahmed ! Now we are working on the second half .