Monday, 11 October 2021

Andalusian and Berber light horse - posted by John Edmundson, 8 October 2021

I'm working on some 15mm Andalusian and Berber (EMNA) light horse. I'm not great at painting but I'm quite happy with the calligraphy on these shields. I know what they mean. But does anyone else know, or care? 

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      • Russell Briant
        I’d like to know
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        • John Edmundson
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          Russell Briant From right to left (appropriately in the circumstances I think):
          Allahu Akbar
          Allah (stylised into a teardrop shape)… 
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        • Russell Briant
          Much obliged
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      • Julian Hannam
        And I care
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      • Dirk Heinsius
        Nicely done, my Arabic is a bit rusty, and I could only read the first one, however knowing what they are I can then make out the letters.
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        • John Edmundson
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          Dirk Heinsius You're probably quite a bit better than me. I have a very little Arabic but I do know the alphabet. I would like to learn more.
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        • Dirk Heinsius
          Years ago, I spent a couple of months in Syria, which was fantastic, however there was little english spoken outside the big cities, so I had to pick up Arabic, pretty damned quickly, including reading the destinations on the fronts of buses 🙂
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          • John Edmundson
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            Dirk Heinsius Ditto me I'm Morocco, but the Arabic there is mixed with Berber and you can usually find someone who speaks French or English, which makes it harder to progress . . .
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      • John Edmundson
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        I'll take a photo of the other ones.
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      • John Edmundson
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        Bottom one is al shaheed (the martyr)
        Top one is fawz (victory)
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        • John Edmundson
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          I'm not so happy with these two . . .
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        • Dirk Heinsius
          John Edmundson Top one is Fawaz (فوز)
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          • John Edmundson
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            Dirk Heinsius Yes. I looked again and thought, My God, what have I done!
            I thought zafar would be good too but it comes from Persian so may not have made it all the way to Spain. But then, I think there was a lot of movement around so perhaps?
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      • John Edmundson
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        Here's all nine elements so far. The horses are lurking, black undercoat at the ready, awaiting their moment.
        May be an image of text that says 'OLD GL Ancients an SC BLACY'
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