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Old 04-12-2008, 02:32 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by comtngl View Post
This is an inscription on a copper bowl I acquired. The first four numbers are in a different language appearing to be in Early Islamic Arabic. I think the first four numbers translate to 1295 (1 is 1, backword 7 is 2, 9 is 9 and 0 is 5 according to Arabic Numerals, but not sure of the rest.
If it's written with the "Indian" numbers, then the 9 stays 9 and the number would be 1295.
I can't read the rest. Perhaps you could take a picture of the inscription.
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