Say, "The only God, Eternal, not ..."
On the other side:
"was neither created, nor engendered, and has no equal."
On a band which appears under the axle, on enamel, are the following letters:
"God is clement and merciful," and on the other side:
"God is gifted with the best memory."
The learned archaeologist and orientalist, Dn Pascual de Gayangos, is of opinion that this sword was worn hanging round the neck, between the shoulder blades. A small bag, tahali, probably hung also from the leather girdle, which still exists in the collection of Villaseca.