[INDOLOGY] help with a short text carved in a wooden sickle sheath

[Adheesh Sathaye]

Dear Colleagues: 

Forwarded to the list on behalf of a non-member. Please reply DIRECTLY to Roelf Barkhuis at the email indicated below, as this is not my query, and he is not a member of the list.

Thanks and best wishes,
Adheesh

—
Dr. Adheesh Sathaye
Dept. of Asian Studies
University of British Columbia
408-1871 West Mall
Vancouver BC CANADA V6T1Z2
adheesh at mail.ubc.ca 
+1. 604.822.5188

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> From: Roelf Barkhuis <info at barkhuis.nl>
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> Date: July 17, 2015 at 14:15:30 GMT+5:30
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> Dear INDOLOGY members,
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> I am asking for help with a short text carved on the back side of the wooden sheath or holder of a rice sickle, see the attached image. 
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> The owner is René Cappers from Groningen University. He is currently preparing a book on traditional agriculture and food preparation. He would like to know what the text says.
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> With kind regards,
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> Roelf Barkhuis
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> Barkhuis
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