My first ring! ... strange inscriptions

[CanadianTrout]

Hey all. I finally found my first ring! Totally by accident because I kneeled down in the grass on top of it to dig another signal. Detector didn't pick it up.... because it's WOOD!!!!

Arrrrrg!

However it does have a nice script carved into it. Can anyone tell what language that is or what it says? Thanks for your time.

 

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[trikikiwi]

CKF - Cool Knee Find

From the pics looks like it's made from bamboo.
I think it is Japanese, but I'm not an Asian language/writing expert.

I at least am sure, other members here will know.

Mike

 

[SC_hunter]

A ring find is a ring find...No idea what language but I go along with trikikiwi. Looks Japanese.

 

[Monty]

Oops! I don't think that's a finger ring, but a ring to go around a linen napkin at a table place setting. Could be wrong though? Monty

 

[Dirt Dobber]

Aha , I thought that said "Eat At Joes" LOL. Have no idea but a first is a first. D.D.

 

[La Beep]

Looks more like Thia to me.

 

[The.Boomer]

I'm thinking elvish, as in the "lord of the ring"

 

[bradyboy]

could be a ring used to make a braided macrame plant holder?
Just a thought

 

[CanadianTrout]

could be a ring used to make a braided macrame plant holder?
Just a thought

LOL ok. I don't even want to know how you know that bradyboy......

I asked a coworker of mine who is Chinese and he wasn't 100% sure but he was fairly certain it is Japanese writting. So thanks for your input guys, now I just got to find someone who can read Japanese....

He maybe it's a Japanese treasure marker to Yama&#%*ta's big hoarde!! Wait till SWR sees this... lol (just kidding guys, dont get your panties in a bunch)

I haven't marked this thread "Solved" as a) Japanese script NOT 100% confirmed. b) I'd like to know what it says. ie "East at Wang Chung's" or "Place napkin here" etc etc

 

[dozer dan]

translation "insert finger here"

 

[DCMatt]

NOT Japanese.

Japanese kanji characters are basically the same as Chinese, although they may be simplified and/or have a different pronunciation. Your Chinese friend would have recognized them.

Japanese also use two additional "syllabary" systems - hiragana for simplified Japanese words and katakana for non-Japanese words. Your characters are neither hiragana nor katakana.

I don't think it's Korean, either, but I don't read Korean.

Ganbatte!

DCMatt

 

[allen_idaho]

Having lived in Japan for three years, I can tell you that the inscription does not look to be japanese writing. It is closer to thai, meaning it uses a stylized script derived from sanscrit.

 

[Ed-NH]

Hey that's cool what a way to find it

 

[The.Boomer]

I'm not kiddin. Someone with a membership can do a search for Lord of the ring rings or elvish. I just saw one here on another thread somewhere, but his was I think silver.

 

[joe]

its look like a necker slides of a boyscout or maybe a japanese boyscout in a national boyscout jamboree

 

[boylara]

its no Japanese or asian writing...its an INDIAN writing...

 

[Montana Jim]

It's not Asian - more like Arabic. 

That is - if it's a language and not some generic design.

That is a really cool ring find!

its no Japanese or asian writing...its an INDIAN writing...

Oops, I just saw this... maybe Indian!

Or... Sanskrit

 

[Montana Jim]

http://www.omniglot.com/writing/index.htm

 

[The.Boomer]

Nice link Montana, but I noticed they left out Elvish.

We need one of you Charter Members to do a search for "lord of the rings" posts. pretty sure the writting was the same on a different post about a silver "lord of the rings" ring found by a member.

 

[trikikiwi]

Nice link Montana, but I noticed they left out Elvish.

We need one of you Charter Members to do a search for "lord of the rings" posts. pretty sure the writting was the same on a different post about a silver "lord of the rings" ring found by a member.

No relation
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,159615.msg1159291.html#msg1159291

Mike