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title: Detail, Gopala Jewish Tombstone
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7079/detail-gopala-jewish-tombstone/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Detail, Gopala Jewish Tombstone

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Detail, Gopala Jewish Tombstone](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7079.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7079.jpg)

## Image Caption

This rock is an inscribed tombstone of a deceased Jewish woman. The inscriptions are in Hebrew. Her name was "Siporah daughter of Dan". This is a close-up view. The surface of the rock has not undergone any conservation work. There is two modern paints, bluish-green and [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/). This suggests that the rock was used for a certain purpose during the decades before its delivery to the Museum. The date on the tombstone is 1356/1357 CE. From Gopala village, Bazian (Baziyan), Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq. It is currently housed in the Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraqi Kurdistan.

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2017, August 25). Detail, Gopala Jewish Tombstone. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7079/detail-gopala-jewish-tombstone/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Detail, Gopala Jewish Tombstone." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 25, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7079/detail-gopala-jewish-tombstone/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Detail, Gopala Jewish Tombstone." *World History Encyclopedia*, 25 Aug 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7079/detail-gopala-jewish-tombstone/>.

## License & Copyright

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