Help on reading an inscription on these papers

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  1. ABDELBARI

    ABDELBARI Member

    Hello everyone ,
    Would you please help me reading this inscription on these papers .
    I appreciate your kind help .
     

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  2. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    This is a tough one. I can't figure out what language it is. Does not look like any of the usual suspects. Maybe one of the eastern European ones?
     
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  3. all_fakes

    all_fakes Well-Known Member

    Possibly Greek or other language using the Cyrillic alphabet?
    I seem to see some Cyrillic letters, but I've never been good at reading modern written Greek......
     
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  4. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    I thought Greek at first (from the first image) but lost that feeling later. Maybe it's just the handwriting.
     
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  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I think it is Greek, just difficult to read the handwriting.
     
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  6. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Husband, who learned it, says Greek.
     
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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I also learned it, but wasn't taught this person's handwriting:D.
    Or γραφικός:D.
     
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  8. ABDELBARI

    ABDELBARI Member

    What about the old Russian ?
     
  9. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    I don't think it's Russian because some of the letters look different from letters in the Russian alphabet. Even the pre-Soviet alphabet. And generally Russians do not put accent marks above their letters. They do have some diacritical marks but not the accents.
     
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  10. ABDELBARI

    ABDELBARI Member

    They are dated 1854
     
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  11. Kenneth

    Kenneth Member

    This language not old Russian for sure.
     
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  12. Kenneth

    Kenneth Member

    Where did you see Cyrillic letters ?
     
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