Doctor Steuss Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) A friend has some keepsakes that he just inherited. They are from some of his Jewish ancestors (he believes they are from during WWII). One of them has this writing on it. The first picture is the object; the second is his attempt at copying it. Some of it almost looks Coptic to me, but I’m far from an expert at these types of things. Anyone able to read it? Edited January 31, 2012 by Doctor Steuss
altersteve Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 Reformed Egyptian.Just kidding, I have no idea.
Calm Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 You may want to ask this to be switched to the main forum.
volgadon Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 Steuss, my first thought is that these figures might have to do with amulet writing. I'll try to track some examples down. Could you possibly provide any more information such as what area they were from? Also, is the object a watch or is it simply a medallion?
Doctor Steuss Posted February 1, 2012 Author Posted February 1, 2012 Steuss, my first thought is that these figures might have to do with amulet writing. I'll try to track some examples down. Could you possibly provide any more information such as what area they were from? Also, is the object a watch or is it simply a medallion?I asked him if there was any more info he could provide. Evidently I misunderstood (sorry); he doesn't have any Jewish ancestors, he just assumed it had something to do with Judaism because of the time-frame, and the star.He’s pretty sure it’s an NAAFI medal that was blank for some reason (as it was in a NAAFI medal box). It belonged to his great uncle, who served in WW2 (also in Africa and the Middle East). Below is the other side of it:http://oi44.tinypic.com/254vog0.jpgThis also belonged to the same great uncle (if it helps narrow down anything on the medal):http://oi41.tinypic.com/ser2gw.jpgBack:http://oi42.tinypic.com/2zs3bec.jpgThere were also a few other medals that he inherited (The Defense Medal, The Africa Star, the 1939-1945 Star, and The Italy Star).
Doctor Steuss Posted February 1, 2012 Author Posted February 1, 2012 Hmm. I have an idea I'm going to mull over.Thank you brother, I truly appreciate it.
Buckeye Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 He’s pretty sure it’s an NAAFI medal that was blank for some reason (as it was in a NAAFI medal box). Sorry, I cannot read a blank medal. 2
Doctor Steuss Posted February 1, 2012 Author Posted February 1, 2012 He said someone else suggested this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TifinaghFits with him serving in Africa. *Shrug*
volgadon Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) He said someone else suggested this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TifinaghFits with him serving in Africa. *Shrug*Which is similar to what I was mulling. The Star of David was a popular Muslim symbol too. Edited February 1, 2012 by volgadon
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