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Tuareg( ? ) Pendant- Front with Script

We would very much like to know what this says. Do you know, or do you know someone who might be able to read it? Thanks, Annie B
5.5 x 3.5 inches 14.5 x 9 cm
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Comment by Annie Boehm on December 26, 2012 at 1:37: Wow, Wow, and Thanks! I love this site and the people who make it so special.

Comment by ait ouakli on December 23, 2012 at 21:38: thank you rami. i just had a look in google. yes it is the relique. a small sachrofage with a sytem to carry it

Comment by ait ouakli on December 23, 2012 at 21:36: rami, i dont now the name, i know a bit about it only

Comment by Tribal Heritage on December 23, 2012 at 19:09: Somtimes its such an attribute of a piece that makes it so special.

Comment by Eva Baby on December 23, 2012 at 18:57: Nice that you found out about this pendant. Concerning my seal, thanks a lot for trying. I have looked at the Alphabet, but it does not help because I do not know the language. Since the text on the seal is so short, I thought perhaps it was a name from the Bible.....or something similar. Perhaps some day....

Comment by ait ouakli on December 23, 2012 at 18:51: did your contact mention the labyrinthe under the famous aksum church ?

there is a room under it with a big relique, to protect it, it is actualy not allowed to other persone out of few monks and the way there is made of slim labyrithes with many corner to prevent transport in case someone stiling it. all under a bunker with armed soldiers all arround

Comment by ait ouakli on December 23, 2012 at 18:45: Thank you Patti. i see that you have no rest until you get the light on the mystery. thanks to your contacts too

Comment by Patricia Deany on December 23, 2012 at 18:24: Lucky me, ran into my Ethiopian contact today, he told me that this pendant is written in Amharic, the current alphabet, the script is a bit muddled but he believes it means I wish you happiness from the bottom of my heart ( there might be something about a happy Christmas there, but he was unsure so we settled on happiness. ) Eva, the other pendant is written in Ge'ez, the old alphabet, there were some letters he could interpret, but he could not translate it. I may be a good idea to look at a site with that alphabet. Anyway, nice to see him and that he could help us.

Comment by Eva Baby on December 20, 2012 at 21:56: thank you very much, I do not need to know exactly, if I had only a clue what it means approximately, I'd be quite happy! Perhaps the Amharic alphabet you have is a more modern one. I have also tried to compare it, and I only found part of it, I was told it is Ge-ez, an ancient writing used for religious texts only.

Comment by Patricia Deany on December 20, 2012 at 21:44: I will try, I am looking at alphabet sites right now and this just doesn't completely fit the amharic one but I will ask one of the people I know when I see them.