[INDOLOGY] query about an inscribed object

[tatiana.oranskaia]

A slightly refining detail: the language is Marwari, classified as a  
Rajasthani dialect.

Tatiana Oranskaia



Zitat von Nityanand Misra <nmisra at gmail.com>:

> It reads (with spaces added)
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> ?????? ??? ?????? [?] ??? ?????? ??? ?????
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> ?????? = Artisan
> ??? ?????? [?] = Name of the artisan Vira Nanare [?]
> ??? ?????? = Native of Jodhpur
> ??? ????? = Of the Suthar (carpenter) caste
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> The language is Hindi/Rajasthani, and the text simply gives the name of the
> artisan who made this. This carpenter was from Jodhpur and belonged to the
> Suthar (carpenter) community.
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> Looks like a hand made gun or pistol from Rajasthan.
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> On 7 May 2016 at 05:36, Herman Tull <hermantull at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I've been told the images didn't appear.  Here is another attempt.
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>> What is the object? Also, help with the translation will be appreciated.
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>> Herman Tull
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