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ROHATYN JEWISH HEADSTONE DATABASE
Stone ID:
RG0005
Location:
OldCem
Grounded/Loose:
grounded
Intact/Fragment:
fragment Group:
Location X/Y:
Location GPS:
49.4077 24.6159
Material:
limestone
Color: grey Dimensions W H D, cm:
Inscription Style:
incised letter
Inscription Character Height, cm:
Name Original:
Name English:
Surname Original:
Surname English:
Father Original:
Father English:
Husband Original:
Husband English:
Gender:
male
Death Date Hebrew:
--
Death Date:
Age:
68
Birth Date:
Profession:
Primary Symbol:
Epitaph Original:
…תופף בצל צ.
ומלחמו …ל
ונפטר בשנת השישים
ושמונה לימי חייו
'ת'נ'צ'ב'ה
Epitaph English:
huddled in the shadow of the righteous
and from his bread [he did give] to the [poor]
died in the sixtieth and
eighth year of the days of his life
may his soul be bound in the bond of (eternal) life

Acrostic Original:
Acrostic English:
Additional Original:
Additional English:
Stone Condition:
the stone is broken, the upper part is missing, but some of the epitaph is preserved on the front side
Conservation:
the stone was painted white with black paint in the incised lettering sometime before 2008; as of 2024, all of the paint has disappeared
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Recovery Date:
Recovery GPS:
Other Notes:
RDRG stone # OC3.

Last Revision:
2025-12-11
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