Aceh sikin with text on sheath (azimat?) translation help needed!
 

I recently added an Aceh sikin with double golden crowns to my collection.
The wooden sheath which is very nice has an inscription on the backside.
It might be an azimat? Or an islamic text.

So if there is someone out there that can help - please do so!

Regards, Erik

Nice piece. I have a similar one without original scabbard.

Hi Erik
it's not Arabic language, no way to translate, sorry :shrug:

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Dom

IT may be jawi, and that would need someone familiar with that language.

Hi Dom,

Thanks for looking - much appreciated as always!

Regards, Erik

I like these Aceh status pieces a lot. Due to a collector who stopped I was able to acquire a few very nice Aceh items for my collection.

Regards, Erik

Gorgeous examples, Erik - congrats!

Dom, the language will be most probably Aceh but the skript is Arabic, isn't it? Any chance to try a transliteration so that we can get some of our Malay members to work on the translation part? I hope Mohd. will chime in here, too...

Regards,
Kai

yes, I confirm that the alphabet is Arabic :p

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Dom

The words are hard to decipher, but what I can see may read in Malay as "Hamba hak Tengku Jat .....(something)" or in english " I belong to Tengku (Prince) Jat ...."

Thanx!
 

Jentayu, thak you very much for this information - very interesting.
The golden crowns do hint at a person with some status!

Regards, Erik

Jentayu, could you give another go at the name?
Others of course welcome to contribute info as well.
Hope this picture helps....

Regards, Erik