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Epitaph from the Tombstone of Rebecca Henriquez da Costa
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On the day of my abundant joy illness suddenly overcame me Birth pangs and rupture overwhelmed me I gave birth and died, like a blossom I turned away And the fruit of my womb was brought with me to…

Contributor:

Rebecca Henriquez da Costa

Places:

Cassipora, Dutch Colonial Empire (Cassipora, Suriname)

Date:

1771

Subjects:

Life cycle, Death, Birth, Mourning, Tombs

Categories:

History, Inscriptions
Tombstone (Rome)
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This tombstone of Abraham Roccas (d. 1587) is located in the Cloister of the Papal Archbasilica of San Giovanni in Laterano, in Rome, Italy.

Places:

Rome, Papal States (Rome, Italy)

Date:

1587

Subjects:

Death, Gravestones, Tombs, Mourning, Jewish identity

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Monuments, Gravestones & Tombs
Cylindrical tombstone with Hebrew on top, sitting on decorative base.