Need Help to ID this square weight with unknown alphabet?

[Mike C2]

Dear Board;
Need Help to ID this square weight with unknown alphabet?is it Hebrew,phoenician?or others letters[arabic??]?
Bronze  square 12mm-5mm[thickness]-5,8g
great thanks for all help

[wileyc]

weight corresponds to a two dirham islamic weight. The insignia I am not sure of.

cw

[Mike C2]

I posted this item because of this amazing letter close to  Judean_rosh_3

[SC]

I think that they are individual Arabic letters rendered in kufic script.

Shawn

[Mike C2]

thanks Shawn
Regards

[Basil]

What an interesting weight. I've never seen such a piece of islamic weight.
I think it is an islamic coin weight to two silver-dirham.
Relation between gold: silver= 10:7 means 2,9 g for one silver dirham.
Later on gold : silver = 3:2 means 2,8 for one silver dirham.
I gues inscription may be a personal name in early Arabic script.

Basil

[Mike C2]

Great THANKS Basil for your very valuable help
All the bests

[bakkar]

I can read the Arabic kufic word tamm. Repeated twice which means complete.

[Sam]

Koufii                   Not very

Tamm                   Yes   on one line            ( See lined word )


The other Tamm                          How ?
There is M   in it yes but not Tamm  


Added ; 2 threads for the same subject ?
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=109642.msg669574#msg669574

[bakkar]

Well, Sam, please see the other two letters of "ta" for tamm inside the green circle.
The triangle symbol left in the field is a kind of tamgha or some sort of a motif .
H.Bakkar

[Canaan]

Hi Bakkar, to tell the truth im agree with Sam and were is the TA in the green circle??

[bakkar]

Ok, here it is in red.

[Canaan]

I must admit a good eye i have not noticed that even   

[Sam]

No way.
This a joke , not Kuffi  .

Honestly , I do not think the object is ancient Kuffi time use .
Reminds me with the objects that been sold in
“Antique stores “ in  Aleppo , Damascus ,Homs ( E' msa) , and ….

[bakkar]

Hmmm. , Antique stores product with such ancient patina ?

I dont think this is a proper thread for jokes.

[Sam]

It is NOT تام تام in Kuffi. ( No dots , please , note modern Arabic key board was used)
At least to me , it is not.

By the way how do you know it is authentic patina ?
Do not the edges lines  look  perfect to a  time  Kuffi was used ?

When you say this is Kuffi , I have to say it is a joke.
Why on earth , would the other تا  be like this ?

I am sorry Bakker , I do not agree with you.
I am surprised that you do read it this way , but :

Disagreement does not affect the friendship  

[Sam]

Bakker , that is impressive, as I expect nothing less about your knowledge.
The point here is why the other “Ta “ looks like this ?
In other words there is no needs for the other “Ta” to be engraved like this , since the other symbol looks like –>  is  obviously  there  to guarantee the perfect weight wanted after engraving the words.

[Canaan]

Hello Mike, can you stamp the seal on some dough or something for us to see what gets out of it?

[Mike C2]

I Stamped the item but nothing can be readable because it's lightly engraved.What i can tell you: it's real ancient item with thick authentic patina,no doubt.
Great Thanks for all your comments
Regards