Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd March 2005, 03:03 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd March 2005, 10:03 AM
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Hi,
if any of my words seemed crude, it was not...
Hi,
if any of my words seemed crude, it was not my intention and I apologize for them.
Tom,
the spelling is not from the province of Egypt. First, it is not possible to discern dialects in ancient...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd March 2005, 10:30 PM
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You're welcome, Wolviex.
And there is also: ...
You're welcome, Wolviex.
And there is also:
M. Gradowski, Z. Zygulski, Slownik uzbrojenia historycznego [A Dictionary of historical armour], Warsaw 1998
I believe the Jagiellonian Library is...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd March 2005, 07:54 PM
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Tom,
I know that Greek and English are related...
Tom,
I know that Greek and English are related to each other and I have chosen this example absolutely intentionally. Ancient Egyptian is related to Arabic and Hebrew in the same way, that means...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd March 2005, 10:16 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd March 2005, 12:10 AM
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Replies: 29
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Kopis/khopsh etc. - Egyptian swords
I have noticed that there are some misunderstanding concerning the abovementioned Egyptian sword:
1. The name: its correct form is khepesh (which means "arm" or "(bull's) foreleg"). The Egyptian...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd March 2005, 12:00 AM
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Replies: 23
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th March 2005, 12:29 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th March 2005, 06:07 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th March 2005, 12:51 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 9,488
Hi,
I was off-line for a quite long time (and...
Hi,
I was off-line for a quite long time (and even now I can't lurk here as frequently as I'd like to do it). Nevermind. I agree with Raja Muda that the inscription seems Turkish, but I propose...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th February 2005, 09:25 PM
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Replies: 10
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th February 2005, 12:43 AM
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OK. It looks like that (without vocalization,...
OK. It looks like that (without vocalization, which is not written):
y-ni k-r-si (or: k-r-mi) ha-s-h-r-si (or:ha-m-h-r-si, or: ha-m-h-ri)
Just replace dashes with any vowels and that's it!
Please,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th February 2005, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 4
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Tom,
I have bought my dagger in Zagora (South...
Tom,
I have bought my dagger in Zagora (South of Atlas), but I have seen similar examples in many p[laces in Morocco, so I'm not sure if the place where it has been bought has much in common with...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th February 2005, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 33
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Lew,
I haven't noticed the last picture (the...
Lew,
I haven't noticed the last picture (the photograph of the inscription) - it is quite good and I must correct my previous guesses concerning the lower line of text. I'm now sute that it reads...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th February 2005, 11:01 AM
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Replies: 33
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Hi Lew,
another great piece! I, personally,...
Hi Lew,
another great piece! I, personally, hope that it is not your LAST Sudanese dagger :D I like to see them from time to time, and this forum seems to be more and more dominated by kerises (with...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th February 2005, 11:47 PM
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Replies: 7
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erlikhan,
It's difficult to read. The text...
erlikhan,
It's difficult to read. The text doesn't seem to be in Arabic (two words possiblu end with "-si" then maybe Ottoman Turkish? I regret that I do not know this language - and there were...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th February 2005, 08:53 PM
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I have heard the same, but what worries me is...
I have heard the same, but what worries me is that all examples I have seen have rather loose sheaths; it would be not very practical to wear the knife with its hilt faced down...
BTW: Spring's...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st February 2005, 05:38 PM
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Replies: 33
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LOUIBLADES,
Rarher's deciphering is OK. the...
LOUIBLADES,
Rarher's deciphering is OK. the whole inscription reads "Omdurman - year 1318".
BTW does anyone know how these knives are/were worn? I have heard and read that on the left arm, but...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th January 2005, 11:17 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th January 2005, 07:46 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd January 2005, 11:06 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st January 2005, 07:22 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st December 2004, 10:00 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st December 2004, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 19
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A really beautiful piece!
Lee, is it possible...
A really beautiful piece!
Lee, is it possible to have a better photo of the inscription running across the blade? The one running along it says "al-Khartoum" and the date, so the second can be...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
30th December 2004, 01:39 PM
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Replies: 19
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Yannis,
nominally the sultans were rulers of...
Yannis,
nominally the sultans were rulers of Egypt, as well as the whole Empire. Egypt, as its part, has a special, semi-independent status and was ruled by representatives of sultan bearing the...
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