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"Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Sophie Fruehling wrote:
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>> Ajanta <ajanta@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>> >[Expanded distribution. Please assist the poster if you can.]
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>> >Richard Wright <richwrigREMOVE@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> >
>> >> I have acquired a heavy brass coffee pot of unknown age. It looks
>> >> south Asian in style.
>> >>
>> >> There is a marked stamped into the base.
>> >>
>> >> http://box.net/public/richwrig/dfiles/MarkInBrassCoffeePot.jpg
>> >>
>> >> I am, I regret, ignorant about which way up to display the photo.
>> >>
>> >> Can anybody tell me what language this is? What does it say in
>> >> translation?
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>> I think it's upside down and it looks like Arabic or some other
>> language using Arabic letters, if you turn it around.
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> It's Arabic, it's upside down, and it's a very crude representation of
> "(al-)Hamd-ul-illahi," 'grace of God'.
> --=20
> Peter T. Daniels grammatim@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
---- the arabic script should show up in this posting:
Yes, it's Arabic script, and it is upside down, but no matter how much I =
suspend my disbelief or how far I stretch my imagination, I fail to see =
how=20
it might be interpreted as [????? ??? ] (al-Hamdu lillahi).
The letters, while quite crude, are nevertheless quite clear and =
distinct.=20
All I see is [ ??? ?????] (Hmd alHAy) (top line Ha-mim-dal, and bottom =
line=20
alif-lam-Ha-alif-ya).
Since it is not at all unusual for craftsmen to stamp their names on =
their=20
works, I'd speculate that ??? ?????is the name of the maker of that=20
coffee pot ---- Hamad al-HAy
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"Peter T. Daniels" <</FONT><A=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> Sophie Fruehling =
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poster if you can.]<BR>>> ><BR>>> >Richard Wright=20
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wrote:<BR>>> ><BR>>> >> I have acquired a heavy =
brass=20
coffee pot of unknown age. It looks<BR>>> >> south Asian in=20
style.<BR>>> >><BR>>> >> There is a marked =
stamped into=20
the base.<BR>>> >><BR>>> >> </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://box.net/public/richwrig/dfiles/MarkInBrassCoffeePot.jpg"><=
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face=3DArial size=3D2>>> >><BR>>> >> I am, I =
regret,=20
ignorant about which way up to display the photo.<BR>>>=20
>><BR>>> >> Can anybody tell me what language this is? =
What=20
does it say in<BR>>> >> translation?<BR>>> =
<BR>>> I=20
think it's upside down and it looks like Arabic or some =
other<BR>>>=20
language using Arabic letters, if you turn it around.<BR>> <BR>> =
It's=20
Arabic, it's upside down, and it's a very crude representation =
of<BR>>=20
"(al-)Hamd-ul-illahi," 'grace of God'.<BR>> -- <BR>> Peter T.=20
Daniels =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sorry ---- the arabic script should =
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posting:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Yes, it's Arabic script, and it is upside down, but no matter how =
much I=20
<BR>suspend my disbelief or how far I stretch my imagination, I fail to =
see how=20
<BR>it might be interpreted as [الحمد =
لله ] (al-Hamdu lillahi).<BR><BR>The=20
letters, while quite crude, are nevertheless quite clear and distinct. =
<BR>All I=20
see is [ حمد =
الحاي] (Hmd alHAy) (top line Ha-mim-dal, =
and bottom line=20
<BR>alif-lam-Ha-alif-ya).<BR><BR>Since it is not at all unusual for =
craftsmen to=20
stamp their names on their <BR>works, I'd speculate that =
حمد =20
الحايis the name of the maker of that =
<BR>coffee pot ---- Hamad al-HAy=20
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