Tombstone of Malka Daughter of Yona

Tombstone of:
Malka Daughter of Yona
Tombstone date: 
1915
Cemetery: 
Community: 
Code: 
A2.19
Made of: 
Sandstone
Epitaph style: 
Sunken letters
Relief style: 
Protruding
Sizes: 
Height 134 cm; Width 61.5 cm; Thickness 20.5 cm
Epitaph text: 

 

מלכה ??הי

???אי

בשנת תרעה

כד' מנחם אב

פנ' אשה צנועה

תמה וישרה כפה

פרשה לעני מרת

מלכה נע' [נוחה עדן] חי ב' יונה

ז"ל תנצבה

English translation of epitaph: 

 

Malka ???

???

In the year (5)675

24 of Menahem Av

Here is buried modest and

Perfect woman who stretched her hand to the poor Mrs.

Malka, may she rest in Eden life, daughter of Jona

Of blessed memory

May her soul be bound up in the bond of life 

Decoration program: 

Two lions, stylized menora as flower

Description: 

good

Documented by the Center for Jewish Art , Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Documentation date: 
1999
Documented by: 
Boris Khaimovich
Documented by (old): 
Research date: 
2009
Researched by: