This is an old Turkish prayer bowl, although I'm a little hazy on its use now. (I seem to recall that it was filled with water and used to pray for good health.) I'm not sure what languages are engraved on it (if they really are languages), but the one closest to the center looks like Arabic or Ottoman Turkish. I don't recognize the one running around the side of the bowl, and there's a third smaller script that looks like a personal message along the rim.