Stone ID:

RL0051

Location:

OldCem

Grounded/Loose:

loose

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fragment Group:

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Material:

limestone

Color: grey Dimensions W H D, cm:

Inscription Style:

incised letter

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Name Original:

שפרינצה

Name English:

Sprinza

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Father Original:

יעקב

Father English:

Yaakov

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Gender:

female

Death Date Hebrew:

--

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Epitaph Original:

Epitaph English:

... ...
during the season ...
chaste in her deeds
Sprinza, daughter of
our teacher Yaakov Katz(?) [Ka-Tz(?)]
may her soul be bound in the bond of (eternal) life

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Stone Condition:

the stone is broken into at least three pieces, with parts of the epitaph missing; the surface is in fair to good condition, with the surviving lines legible

Conservation:

This stone was uncovered during trenching near vul. Yuri Rohatyn 22 in autumn 2011 and identified to RJH by Mykhailo Vorobets on 12 Oct 2011. Mr Vorobets later arranged to have the stone moved to the new Jewish cemetery and then to the old Jewish cemetery in spring 2015.

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Recovery Date:

2011

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Other Notes:

The word "Katz" may be a surname, or it may refer to a Kohen Tzedek, i.e. a "priest of justice".
English translation by members of the Rohatyn District Research Group (RDRG).
RDRG stone # M57.

Last Revision:

2026-04-29

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