Translating text and date on a Ottoman dagger

Drabant1701 · 29th May 2020, 05:34 PM

Two years have past since I made this post and now I finally got a translation of the text on the dagger. So for anyone who my find this thread in the future I will update the post. The translator said that he thought the scripture was from the kurds in Turkey and this is the translation he provided:

The first line reads:
The key is in the dagger that he placed in his armor
The second line reads:
The head of the prey is out there for everyone to see
The third line reads:
You, the young one, are where the lover heads to do his prayers.
The last sentence reads:
The idol whom we praise is her beautiful face.

I was hoping for the makers or the owners name, but this will do

Btw for some reason this page flips the text on the dagger so its upside down. I was going to repost the picture in this reply, but it allways ends up upside down no matter how i rotate it before I post

29th May 2020, 05:34 PM	#16
Drabant1701 Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Sweden Posts: 181	Two years have past since I made this post and now I finally got a translation of the text on the dagger. So for anyone who my find this thread in the future I will update the post. The translator said that he thought the scripture was from the kurds in Turkey and this is the translation he provided: The first line reads: The key is in the dagger that he placed in his armor The second line reads: The head of the prey is out there for everyone to see The third line reads: You, the young one, are where the lover heads to do his prayers. The last sentence reads: The idol whom we praise is her beautiful face. I was hoping for the makers or the owners name, but this will do Btw for some reason this page flips the text on the dagger so its upside down. I was going to repost the picture in this reply, but it allways ends up upside down no matter how i rotate it before I post Attached Images Last edited by Drabant1701; 29th May 2020 at 05:49 PM.