Stone ID:

ZBN063

Location:

NewCem

Grounded/Loose:

grounded

Intact/Fragment:

intact Group:

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Material:

sandstone

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Inscription Style:

incised letter

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Name Original:

משה

Name English:

Moshe

Surname Original:

קעסטין

Surname English:

Kesten

Father Original:

צבי

Father English:

Tzvi

Husband Original:

Husband English:

Gender:

male

Death Date Hebrew:

3-Iyar-5678

Death Date:

1918-04-15*

Age:

44

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Epitaph Original:

Epitaph English:

here is buried
a man of integrity
lived a perfect life
God-fearing in faith
in his best years
44 years of his life
Moshe son of Tzvi
Kesten
died 3 Iyar [5]678
the whole family is in sorrow
may his soul be bound in the bond of (eternal) life

Acrostic Original:

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Additional Original:

Hier ruht
MOSES KESTEN
gest. 1919

Additional English:

Here rests
MOSES KESTEN
died 1919

Stone Condition:

very good: upright, intact

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Other Notes:

the Hebrew epitaph states that the year of death was 1918, but the German-language inscription says 1919; 1919 is confirmed as the year of death in a metrical record in the database of Gesher Galicia

Last Revision:

2024-08-02

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