24th June 2008, 08:41 PM | #1 |
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Persian axe inscription translation
Probably a moder repro, but could someone translate the inscription?
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25th June 2008, 09:31 PM | #2 |
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I think it has age but I can not read this one. Anyone have any ideas
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30th June 2008, 01:43 AM | #3 | |
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" El Fattah" either "who made the Victory" El Fath = The Victory à + Dom |
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30th June 2008, 03:33 AM | #4 |
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Thank you very much Dom. Calligraphy is always difficult sometimes I get it sometimes I don't
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30th June 2008, 03:46 AM | #5 |
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don't mention Ward
if we're here it's to share our passion and also to share our qualities or capacities for instance .... the one of my sweet wife but very pleasant when some one thanks à + Dom |
30th June 2008, 04:38 AM | #6 |
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I forgot that she did the translating. Say Shukran yamadam to her also
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30th June 2008, 01:01 PM | #7 |
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afouane ya khuya
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30th June 2008, 08:52 PM | #8 |
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Dom one question- now that I look at it al Fatah is clear but what is at the begining looks like ya?
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noticed those two letters without knowing the signification and told me that sometimes for embellishment it's wasn't rare to be honest, she's not a specialist, even she's graduated from Cairo University her field being the public-relations but you, Ward, from where are you from ? à + Dom |
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1st July 2008, 01:24 AM | #10 |
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I live in U.S. in the state of maryland but I have traveled in North Africa. Actually I will be in Cairo in October. Inshallah
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7th July 2008, 03:12 AM | #11 | |
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at least, it's what it’s our forcast, but don't expect any weapons there I DRIED completely the market I joke, but since years 80's the dealing in antics older than 80 years is strongly prohibited sorry for delays in answering, but 1) out of computer then 2) out of connection a.s.a. I know our date in Egypt, I send u a PM at least to have a "Stella" together à + Dom |
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7th July 2008, 04:30 AM | #12 |
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Hello sounds great pm me when it gets closer. I do not find a lot of antiques anywhere in North africa so that is not a suprise and getting them out is always interesting. A beer sounds great my wife speaks french better than my butchered spoken arabic.
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I go often to Cairo and the last time I noticed that even the very overpriced kaskaras they were no more Are you sure about the law? I thought it was something like 200+ years old. I buy antiques of 19th century easily (when I find them) |
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- 80 OR 100 years, but not more à + Dom |
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