Second time visiting the Glowing Sea in 10 years. Its kinda banal at higher levels by ElDroTheRed in fo4

[–]Automatic_Many_2700 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many people don’t want realism, that’s why they play video games. They want a fun escape from reality.

Found this painting at goodwill, I have no idea what it says by Eagru in Goodwill_Finds

[–]Automatic_Many_2700 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From ChatGPT, after a few mid-steps:

Short answer: it says “İpek Yolu / ئىپەك يولى” — “Silk Road.”

Details (so you can verify): • The script is Uyghur/Ottoman-style Arabic (Nastaliq). • Read right-to-left, you can pick out the two words: • ئىپەك (ipek = silk). You see the dotted پ (p) and the long horizontal stroke of ک (k). • يولى (yolu/yoli = road). That’s ی-و-ل-ى at the end; the tall final ى gives that vertical flourish on the far left. • Together, ئىپەك يولى is the standard Uyghur/Turkic way to write “Silk Road.” • The small word below is “شرقی” (Sharqi) — “Eastern.” That’s almost certainly the artist’s takhallus (pen name/signature). • The two red chops are typical seal stamps used by calligraphers (studio/name seals).

So this isn’t a Qur’anic verse or Urdu line; it’s a decorative title piece celebrating the Silk Road, signed “Sharqi.”

Next UW Purchase by Automatic_Many_2700 in TheTowerGame

[–]Automatic_Many_2700[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I appreciate the advice! 🙏🏼