Mamluk Kilij

Tanslation for this inscription is "namirun"

Translation by Sancar Ozer and friend

Namirun is Arabic for tiger,

Translation for this inscription is translated as "Bismillah" (İn the Name of Allah

Translated by Sancar Ozer

Above Mamluk kilij owned by first Mughal Emperor of India, Sultan Babur (1483-1530), is now displayed at the Metropolitan Museum in New York. The Egyptian blade is adorned with a Mughal jade handle and chiseled steel cross guard.

Early Islamic Sword