Can Anyone Id The Markings On My Stem?

[DJ Kae Dae]

[img]http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i211/DjSpecial_K/Hookah/Stem1.jpg[/img][img]http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i211/DjSpecial_K/Hookah/stem2.jpg[/img]

This hookah ain't much to look at as the welds on the stem are visible... but I don't care cause it hits like a champ. I was just curious if anyone was familiar with the engraving on the part that the tray sits on. I've tried googling different brands and can't find one. Just shooting this thread out there if anyone has one that looks similar to this. Thanks for reading.

[twoapplesplease]

looks egyptian haha........anyway looks like a fine pipe......and I have seen some pretty sloppy welds on KM's

[Hassouni]

Post a higher res/zoomed in pic, I think there's some Arabic on there but it's hard to tell.

[DJ Kae Dae]

[img]http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i211/DjSpecial_K/stema.jpg[/img][img]http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i211/DjSpecial_K/stemb.jpg[/img][img]http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i211/DjSpecial_K/stemc.jpg[/img][img]http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i211/DjSpecial_K/stemd.jpg[/img][img]http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i211/DjSpecial_K/stemf.jpg[/img][img]http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i211/DjSpecial_K/stemg.jpg[/img][img]http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i211/DjSpecial_K/steme.jpg[/img]

I hope those were good enough for ya. Thanks again.

[Hassouni]

Yeah in the last pic, it superficially looks like it says "Al-Masri" which simply means Egyptian - however it's kind of worn away, and I'm not sure of the M or the S. It for sure says "Al - - ri" but It could be al-manri, al-'anri, al-'ashri....can't tell for sure. - however to my knowledge, those aren't common names or words.

On closer inspection, it could well say Al-'Ashri (العشري) but it's really hard to tell. Other Arabs, I'm starting to think the worn away letters are ع and ش

Paging Antouwan?

[DJ Kae Dae]

Wow. you're good... The writing for Al Ashri that you posted looks really similar to the last pic. Does that have a meaning?

[Hassouni]

lol it means "decimal"...

[DJ Kae Dae]

[quote name='Hassouni' timestamp='1291254662' post='490021']<br />lol it means &quot;decimal&quot;...<br />[/quote]<br /><br /><br />

Niiiiiiiice... I have a Mya QT, a generic Chinese, and a decimal hookah... lol.

[nun]

15?

ال مشرى

[DJ Kae Dae]

"15?"

-15?

[agunn1231]

this is humorous...if it means decimal or 15....i wanna know

[Hassouni]

[quote name='nun' timestamp='1291263237' post='490033']
15?

ال مشرى
[/quote]

Yeah, I think it does say 15 on there, didn't notice, it looks like this - [size=5]١٥[/size]

As for al-mashri, I'm starting to think the first letter is not m, because when all connected, the L and M make that special shape, remember - like this: [size=5]المشري[/size][size=4] [/size][size=2]vs something on that inscription that sticks up over the line: [/size][size=5]العشري [/size]
[size=2]again, not positive but thats my best guess. [/size]

[Hassouni]

[quote name='agunn1231' timestamp='1291263954' post='490037']
this is humorous...if it means decimal or 15....i wanna know
[/quote]

no the 15 is another marking quite distinct from what may or may not say decimal

[nun]

[quote name='Hassouni' timestamp='1291281388' post='490070']
[quote name='nun' timestamp='1291263237' post='490033']
15?

ال مشرى
[/quote]

Yeah, I think it does say 15 on there, didn't notice, it looks like this - [size="5"]١٥[/size]

As for al-mashri, I'm starting to think the first letter is not m, because when all connected, the L and M make that special shape, remember - like this: [size="5"]المشري[/size] [size="2"]vs something on that inscription that sticks up over the line: [/size][size="5"]العشري [/size]
[size="2"]again, not positive but thats my best guess. [/size]
[/quote]

It looks more like ى instead of ي

Maybe the "15" is the version number

[Hassouni]

[quote name='nun' timestamp='1291305924' post='490085']
[quote name='Hassouni' timestamp='1291281388' post='490070']
[quote name='nun' timestamp='1291263237' post='490033']
15?

ال مشرى
[/quote]

Yeah, I think it does say 15 on there, didn't notice, it looks like this - [size="5"]١٥[/size]

As for al-mashri, I'm starting to think the first letter is not m, because when all connected, the L and M make that special shape, remember - like this: [size="5"]المشري[/size] [size="2"]vs something on that inscription that sticks up over the line: [/size][size="5"]العشري [/size]
[size="2"]again, not positive but thats my best guess. [/size]
[/quote]


It looks more like ى instead of ي

Maybe the "15" is the version number
[/quote]


The ya without the dots is normal in Egypt. You're right in that it doesn't have dots, but I still think it's a ya and not an alif maqsoura

[DJ Kae Dae]

Wowee... thanks you guys for all the help and effort in this. I wish I could add on with the search but this is way over my head. haha.