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Old 9th August 2006, 01:52 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by Zifir
Hi efhitis,

the first inscription is

Tevekkeltu alallah ya Allah beni kurtar Sene 816 : I put all my trust to God, O God ! Protect (save) me. Year H 816/ Georgian 1413-14

The second one is:

Sahib mu'min Abdi Ağa : muslim (or believer) owner Abdi Ağa
If your dating is correct, this makes this Yataghan ~150 years older than the one belonging to Suleiman Kanuni (By Ahmet Tekelu) considered to be the oldest known example. I doubt it very much.
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