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On Page 406 of the hardback edition of Words of Radiance, there are 5 lines of the Alethi script on the Navani's Notebook illustration. I learned the Alethi script, and have thus translated these 5 lines. From top to bottom, they translate as follows. You're welcome. Enjoy the book!

So, Dalinar think-speaks that Alethkar has about 40 20 shardblades. House Kholin (at the time he thought about this) had three blades (Dalinar's, Adolin's, and Elhokar's). That leaves about 37 divided up between 9 highprindoms. That indicates that at least several highprindoms have a substantial number of shardblades. It does not appear that Sadeas has an appreciable number of blades. Yet Sadeas and Dalinar's highprincedoms are the two most powerful. How did Dalinar and Gavilar subdue the other highprinces with only three shardbearers? Prior to that, power in Alethkar was achieved on the blade of a sword. Surely a number of blades (and plate) would have been won during Dalinar and Gavilar's conquest of Alethkar. What happened to those blades? Why isn't there another highprincedom with substantial military might to rival Dalinar and Sadeas? Obviously not all blades are held by the highprince's family, but why are there then no other shardbearers which fight for house Kholin or Sadeas? I could well imagine that it would be undesirable to commit a man with only a blade to battle. It would be risky without the protection of plate. The blade could easily fall into Parshendi hands. Even so... Note: I know that Amaram who has a blade is subject to Sadeas, but this is a new blade which may not have been in Dalinar's count. Even so, there is no mention of anyone with a blade in Sadeas's forces. Edit: As per Meg's correction, Alethkar has about 20 blades.

I orginally posted this on my tumblr but I wanted to see you guys had any ideas about it. I hope this is the right spot for it rather than the stormlight archive forums. I also apologize for all the costumer jargon in this. I was also sort of hoping that this could be a spot for other artist to posit questions. So here goes nothing: Alethi noble women’s fashion confuses me. I’m really not sure what Sanderson is trying to describe with, “it buttoned up the sides of the torso from waist to neck where it was topped with a small, gold embroidered collar.” Doesn’t really mesh with it being a solid swath of silk in my head. I’d call a sari or a chiton a swath of silk because it is all one large piece. Where the kind of dress that he is describing definitely has seams. Speaking of seams, what does he mean by the side of the torso? Does he mean side seams? That’s what I see when I first imagined it, but then I get to the part about them going up to the neck I get confused again. I suppose that he could be talking about princess seams of some sort. Am I the only one that is confused by this? P.S. The piece I'm working on is of Syl.