Many thanks to all who replied to my query on- and off-list. The prevailing hypothesis in the replies I have received is that the inscription is written in a pseudo-script mimicking Middle Persian characters, perhaps also reminiscent of an unidentified Indian script.
Many thanks for your suggestions. Best wishes, Marco --- Marco Franceschini ——————————— Associate Professor University of Bologna Department of History and Cultures [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/marco.franceschini3/en http://unibo.academia.edu/MarcoFranceschini www.associazioneitalianadistudisanscriti.org <http://www.associazioneitalianadistudisanscriti.org/> — > Il giorno 20 nov 2023, alle ore 14:12, KORN Agnes <[email protected]> ha > scritto: > > Dear all, > > Unless someone knows a calligraphic style that looks like this, I’d suggest > it rather is “pseudo-script”. Some shapes resemble Middle Persian characters, > but not more than that, and the remaining ones surely are not MP. If one > wants, one can also find some similarities to letters of other scripts, but > nothing coherent. > Thus perhaps rather decoration that looks somewhat script-like. > > Best, > Agnes > > > De : INDOLOGY [mailto:[email protected]] De la part de > Marco Franceschini via INDOLOGY > Envoyé : samedi, 11 novembre 2023 16:26 > À : Indology <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Objet : [INDOLOGY] Unidentified script > > Dear friends and colleagues, > > a person who is not on the list sent me the image attached to this email. He > would be grateful to receive any information about the script and the content > of the inscription, which is engraved on a Sufi tombstone located in eastern > Turkey. > > Many thanks in advance for any suggestion. > Best wishes, > > Marco > — > > Marco Franceschini > ——————————— > Associate Professor > University of Bologna > Department of History and Cultures > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/marco.franceschini3/en > http://unibo.academia.edu/MarcoFranceschini > www.associazioneitalianadistudisanscriti.org > <http://www.associazioneitalianadistudisanscriti.org/> > — > > <image001.jpg>
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