Vardazariants Grave-stone :: ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Vardazariants Grave-stone 1901 y․

Azerbaijan / Northern Artsakh / Dashkesan / Banants

Inscription, Armenian, Engraved, Commemoration 1901 y․

6 lines in the Armenian original incised into a tombstone (153 x 38 x 36 centimetres):
In this grave reposes Mateos Harutiunian Vardazariants. Born in 1831, he died on 1. 10. 1901. The other face reads: In this grave reposes... who ignored the blessings of life and remained ever humble and modest, earning himself the reputation of a righteous man.
The Armenian original published in: “Gardmank,” 1996, No. 3, p. 14.