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Rivkin · 23rd August 2005, 06:53 PM

I'm probably _the_ wrong person to say something here but as far as I remember:

1. Modern turkish have been largely in use only since 1920 or so. Before the literature was mostly in Ottoman (which is a very different version of turkish), or in persian. I would not expect the signature to be in turkish, but rather in arabic (Quran verses), persian or ottoman. Modern turks usually can not read even ottoman, so the help of a professional may be needed.

I think I can read parts of the signature, and they are in arabic (?) - Allah something...

2. I think the symbols you refer to are actual letters.

3. Again, I'm the wrong person to make statements, but it seems to me that the script if similar to the one I've seen on persian blades. May be Manoucher can help with this one ?

Interesting square-like decoration, very transcaucasian.

23rd August 2005, 06:53 PM	#3
Rivkin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 655	I'm probably _the_ wrong person to say something here but as far as I remember: 1. Modern turkish have been largely in use only since 1920 or so. Before the literature was mostly in Ottoman (which is a very different version of turkish), or in persian. I would not expect the signature to be in turkish, but rather in arabic (Quran verses), persian or ottoman. Modern turks usually can not read even ottoman, so the help of a professional may be needed. I think I can read parts of the signature, and they are in arabic (?) - Allah something... 2. I think the symbols you refer to are actual letters. 3. Again, I'm the wrong person to make statements, but it seems to me that the script if similar to the one I've seen on persian blades. May be Manoucher can help with this one ? Interesting square-like decoration, very transcaucasian.