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			I hope that somebody could tell me which language it is ..
		 
		
		
		
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			I will guess that this 'buss last saw action in Sumatra . 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	Maybe that will help with the script . I expect a lot of those marks are talismanic in nature; but there is still something there to read .  | 
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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 08:54 PM.  | 
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