# Tell me what this Iranian inscription says?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-this-iranian-inscription-says/742408>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 7, 2016, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-this-iranian-inscription-says/742408 "2016-01-07T11:05:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2016, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-this-iranian-inscription-says/742408/1 "2016-01-07T11:05:13Z")

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What first got my attention about [this picture](http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd69/brujaja/5671f4f21f0000dd00e9bff4_zpsru5jfift.jpeg) is that I think, aesthetically, it is very beautiful. It’s done by a street artist in Iran.

I would really like to know what it says. (or is it just the guy’s name?)

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-this-iranian-inscription-says/742408/2 "2016-01-08T00:59:35Z")

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“One ring to rule them all…”  
er…I mean… “Bump”

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**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-this-iranian-inscription-says/742408/3 "2016-01-08T15:42:17Z")

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Hard to say. Its calligraphy and part of it is missing making reading a bit difficult. There is a “Muhammad” in there, so probably (but not necessarily) religious in nature.