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"Here lies the modest, God-fearing woman, the married Masza daughter of R. Jakob, wife of R. Eliezer Tokab [remainder not visible]." (szpekh@cwu.edu)

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"Here lies the ...
"Here lies the modest, God-fearing woman, the married Masza daughter of R. Jakob, wife of R. Eliezer Tokab [remainder not visible]." (szpekh@cwu.edu)
"Here lies the ...
"(Top: Ari ----rim. Streams of water flow down our eyes because the crown of our head was taken from us, the splendor of ? [remainder not visible]." (szpekh@cwu.edu)
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"Here lies the rabbi, the prominent (scholar), the God-fearing, our teacher the rabbi Szlomo Zelig son of R. ? Hirsch the gaon [remainder not visible]." (szpekh@cwu.edu)
"Here lies the ...
extensive epitaph of scholar though not legible
extensive epita...
"Here lies a soul that indeed toiled in fear of God truthfully from his youth until his spirit returned unto God [Elokim].  He laid down Torah in Israel. His Torah and his good deeds he judged? Against him, the great, enlightened Rabbi, sharp and inquisitive in all the splendors of the Torah ... the late Chaim Jeroham son of R. Avigdor a tsadik of blessed memory, 77 years old. He died [not legible]." (szpekh@cwu.edu)
"Here lies a so...
"Here lies a soul that indeed toiled in fear of God truthfully from his youth until his spirit returned unto God [Elokim].  He laid down Torah in Israel. His Torah and his good deeds he judged? Against him, the great, enlightened Rabbi, sharp and inquisitive in all the splendors of the Torah ... the late Chaim Jeroham son of R. Avigdor a tsadik of blessed memory, 77 years old. He died [not legible]." (szpekh@cwu.edu)
"Here lies a so...
"Here lies a soul that indeed toiled in fear of God truthfully from his youth until his spirit returned unto God [Elokim].  He laid down Torah in Israel. His Torah and his good deeds he judged? Against him, the great, enlightened Rabbi, sharp and inquisitive in all the splendors of the Torah ... the late Chaim Jeroham son of R. Avigdor a tsadik of blessed memory, 77 years old. He died [not legible]." (szpekh@cwu.edu)
"Here lies a so...
"Here lies the modest, God-fearing, important woman, the married Nechama Leah daughter of R. Eliezer Zev Halevi(?).  She died Monday 7th of Passover 5662 as the abbreviated era. [May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life." (szpekh@cwu.edu)
"Here lies the ...
"Here lies the modest, God-fearing, important woman, the married Nechama Leah daughter of R. Eliezer Zev Halevi(?).  She died Monday 7th of Passover 5662 as the abbreviated era. [May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life." (szpekh@cwu.edu)
"Here lies the ...
"Here dwells the resting place of an important, God-fearing woman in her deeds, the married Feiga Chaya daughter of R. Nachman of blessed memory, wife of the enlightened Rabbi R. Hillel a tsadik of blessed memory from Rodotra(?) … She died on Tuesday ? 5662. May her soul be bound in the bound of everlasting life." (szpekh@cwu.edu)
"Here dwells th...
"Here dwells the resting place of an important, God-fearing woman in her deeds, the married Feiga Chaya daughter of R. Nachman of blessed memory, wife of the enlightened Rabbi R. Hillel a tsadik of blessed memory from Rodotra(?) … She died on Tuesday ? 5662. May her soul be bound in the bound of everlasting life." (szpekh@cwu.edu)
"Here dwells th...
"Here dwells the resting place of an important, God-fearing woman in her deeds, the married Feiga Chaya daughter of R. Nachman of blessed memory, wife of the enlightened Rabbi R. Hillel a tsadik of blessed memory from Rodotra(?) … She died on Tuesday ? 5662. May her soul be bound in the bound of everlasting life." (szpekh@cwu.edu)
"Here dwells th...
"Our eyes pour down tears and our ? Drip water because of the death of our precious father … our teacher the Rabbi David Mendil(?) son of R Menahem Nahum a tsadik of blessed memory. [unclear] He died on Sunday 9th Adar [remainder not visible]." (szpekh@cwu.edu)
"Our eyes pour ...
"Our eyes pour down tears and our ? Drip water because of the death of our precious father … our teacher the Rabbi David Mendil(?) son of R Menahem Nahum a tsadik of blessed memory. [unclear] He died on Sunday 9th Adar [remainder not visible]." (szpekh@cwu.edu)
"Our eyes pour ...
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