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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 07:54 PM. |
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