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Cradle-shaped Grave-Stone

Cradle-shaped Grave-Stone 1853 y․

Georgia / Javakhk / Akhalkalak / Alastan

Inscription, Armenian, Engraved, Commemoration 1853 y․

Carved on a graveston.
ԱՅՍ Է | ԳԵՐԵԶՄԱՆ | Ք(Ա)Հ(Ա)ՆԱ(Յ)Ի ԴԱՒԱ|ՆՈՒԹԻ(Ւ)Ն ՀԱՅ-ԿԱ|ԹՈԼԻԿԻ ԵՒ ԳԵՐԻ|ՄԱՍՏ Տ(Է)Ր ՅԱԿՈԲԻ. | ՈՐ Է ՈՐԴԻ ՍԱՂԱԹԷԼԻ. ԶՈՐ ԵՒ ԵԴ|ԱՒ ՅԱՅՍՄ ՇԻՐՄԻ | 1853. 12/24: Transl.: This is the grave of a priest belonging to the Armenian Catholic faith, Father Hakob of great wisdom, who is the son of Saghatel. Placed [interred] in this grave on 24 December 1853.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 50.

Type Photo
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Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1988 — 1989 yy․

Epitaphs carved in memory of Armenian Catholic clergymen.