A rectangular tombstone with semicircular top flanked by two finials, decorated by curtain’s tassels. The front of the tombstone consists of an epitaph surmounted by a stylized depiction of two hands in the gesture of priestly blessing.
The epitaph written in square sunken letters reads:
פ' נ'
איש חשוב מ' ר'
אברהם ב"ר יריחים
אשר הכהן נ' ט'
חשון שנת תרפ"ב
[תנצבה]
Translation:
Here is buried
An important man, our teacher r.
Avraham son of r. Yerihim
Asher Ha-Cohen, died on 9
of Heshvan, the year [5]682
[May his soul be bound in the bundle of life]
Name/Title
New Jewish cemetery in Teleneşti (Teleneshty) | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Tombstone of Avraham son of Yerihim Asher Ha-Cohen
Settings
Unknown
Date
1922
Active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Origin
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Congregation
Unknown
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Unknown|
Period
Unknown
Period Detail
Collection
Unknown |
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Category
Material / Technique
Sandstone
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Engraved
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Sunken letters
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
~70 cm
Length
Width
~50 cm
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
~20 cm
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Subject
Condition
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
Textual Content
Unknown |
Languages of inscription
Unknown
Shape / Form
Unknown
0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
Codicology
Scribes
Script
Number of Lines
Ruling
Pricking
Quires
Catchwords
Hebrew Numeration
Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Coin
Coin Series
Coin Ruler
Coin Year
Denomination
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Hands in priestly blessing; tassels of a curtain.
Summary and Remarks
Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Bibliography
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Type
Documenter
Boris Khaimovich | 1994
Author of description
Vladimir Levin | 2014
Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Section Head
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Language Editor
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Donor
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Object Copyright
Negative/Photo. No.