Tombstone (Brindisi, Italy)
This tombstone, from Brindisi in the Puglia region of Italy, is inscribed with a series of biblical verses (Isaiah 52:7, Nahum 2:1, Psalms 145:19, Job 25:2, and Esther 10:3). These verses are also included in an early medieval Hebrew liturgical poem by Amittai of Oria that was commonly recited at burials in Italy.
Credits
© Professor Giancarlo Lacerenza.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 3: Encountering Christianity and Islam.
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