​Viking Age script deciphered – mentions ‘Allah’ and ‘Ali’ | Uppsala University, Sweden

​Viking Age script deciphered – mentions ‘Allah’ and ‘Ali’ | Uppsala University, SwedenIt was while working to recreate textile patterns for the Viking Couture exhibit at Enköping Museum, Enköping, Sweden, that the researchers discovered that the woven bands contained ancient Arabic script, Kufic characters, invoking both Allah and Ali. The Kufic characters were found in the Viking Age in mosaics on burial monuments and mausoleums, primarily in Central Asia.

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