Img. ID: 35591
The shield-shaped dedicatory plaque is topped by a multifoil pointed arch and has three rounded lobes at its bottom. It bears a Hebrew inscription in the centre. The inscription is arranged in eleven lines and written in square, outlined letters that read:
"אל שדי/ הספר תורה והמפה והתכשיט הקדיש'' (הקדישם)/ היקר והנעלה כה"ר (כבוד הרב) מרדכי יצחקי יצ"ו (ישמרהו צורו ויחיהו) ל/ למנוחת בנו ידידו היקר ונעלה חנין/ יצחקי נ"ע (נוחו עדן) שנפטר בעיר פילבי (פלובדיב) יע"א (יבנה עירו אמן) ביום/ א' בחג הסוכות קע"ח יהי רצון מלפני/ אבינו שבשמים שתהא נפשו צרורה/ בצרור החיים עם הצדיקים בג"ע (בגן עדן) אמן/ והיה בבואו אל הקודש (מבוסס על שמות כח:כט; ויקרא י:יח; טז:כג; יחזקאל מד:כז) ביום מתן תורה/ פה ק"ק (קהל קדוש) ישן יע"א (יבנה עירו אמן)/ שנת התקע"ח."
"El Shadai (God Almighty), the Torah scroll, and the mappah (cloth) and the ornament were dedicated by the dear and the distinguished honourable Rabbi Mordekhai Y'izhaki, may his Rock protect and sustain him, for the repose of his son and friend, the dear and distinguished Hanin Y'izhaki, may he rest in Eden, who died in the city of Philibi (Plovdiv, Bulgaria; see: Remarks), may He build His city, amen, on the first day of the holiday of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles), (5)178 (5578 = 1818). May it be His will, Our Father in Heaven that his soul be bound up in the bond of life together with the righteous in the Garden of Eden, amen. And when it (the plaque) goeth into the Sanctuary (based on Ex. 28:29; Lev. 10:18, 16:23; Ezek. 44:27) (donated) on the day of giving of the Law (Shavu'ot; Pentecost), here in the Old Holy Congregation, may He build His city, amen, the year 5578 (10.06.1818)."
The bottom and the top of the plaque are decorated with floral motifs. The top depicts a bouquet of flowers mounted over a fleur-de-lis and a wreath of roses. The same wreath decorated with different flowers appears on the bottom.
The plaque is framed by a strip of dots, creating two scrolls at the top, and flanked by two serrated strips, bearing a linear motif. The scrolls enclose a flower within a crescent pattern.