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Tombstone of Yosef Son of Israel
Tombstone of:
Yosef Son of Israel Tombstone date:
1885
Cemetery:
Community:
Code:
E088
Made of:
Sandstone
Epitaph style:
Protruding letters
Relief style:
Protruding
Directions:
Facing west
Sizes:
Height 146 cm, Width 65 cm, Thickness 21 cm
Epitaph text:
כתר תורה
יללה נעירה
וקינה נחבירה
סגולה נחמדה
פה הורדה
בבור הושמה
נפש מחוכמה
יוסף התמים
שאת ושבר
ראש החכמים
אח הובל לקבר
למנוחת עולמים
שנת מרתה כו אדר
תנצבה
English translation of epitaph:
The Crown of Torah
Sound the weeps and wailing
Expensive jewel
Here descended into a dark well
Wise soul of honest Josef
Loss of the chief of clever men
He was taken to the grave for the final rest on 26 of Adar
Year (5)645
May his soul be bound in the bundle of life
Decoration program:
Two lions, a crown and the Torah ark
Description:
Good
The epitaph includes acrostic of the name of the deceased (marked in bold letters).
Documentation date:
August 2009
Documented by:
Konstantin Timashov
Documented by (old):
Research date:
September 2009
Researched by:
Software Development