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Tombstone of Mordechai Sofer Son of Zeev
Tombstone of:
Mordechai Sofer Son of Zeev Tombstone date:
1844
Cemetery:
Community:
Code:
E010
Made of:
Sandstone
Epitaph style:
Sunken letters
Relief style:
Protruding
Directions:
Facing west
Sizes:
Height 127 cm, Width 60 cm, Thickness 19 cm
Epitaph text:
תרמד
טו כסלב
מר יזעק כל עובר
רחק ממני הגבר
דרך ד קיים באמת
בלימוד בתמימות
ישר וחסיד עניו
מ מרדכי סופר בר
מ זאב זללהה [=זכרונו לברכה לחיי העולם הבא]
תנצבה
English translation of epitaph:
(5)644
15 of Kislev
Will bitter cry each passing man
[He] far away from me
[Who] went the way of God in studying and innocence
Honest, pious [Hasid] and modest
Mr. Mordechai Sofer son of Mr Zeev of blessed memory for the eternal life
May his soul be bound in the bundle of life
Decoration program:
Two birds and a flower
Description:
Good
Documentation date:
August 2009
Documented by:
Nadezhda Kuznetsova
Documented by (old):
Research date:
September 2009
Researched by:
Software Development