OSMANSKI, ARAPSKI I BOSANSKI NATPISI NA NIŠANIMA U GREBLJIMA U ODŽAKU (I)
OTTOMAN, ARABIC AND BOSNIAN EPITAPHS ON GRAVESTONES IN ODŽAK (I)
Author(s): Nedim ZahirovićSubject(s): Cultural history, Local History / Microhistory, 18th Century, 19th Century, The Ottoman Empire
Published by: Rijaset Islamske zajednice u Bosni i Hercegovini
Keywords: Odžak; graveyard; tombstones; epitaphs;
Summary/Abstract: The paper presents 33 epitaphs on the gravestones in one of the two graveyards existent in the centre of Odžak. Amongst these is the oldest inscription on a tombstone in Odžak dating back to the year (1760/61-hijri). According to the inscriptions, members of the following families were buried in this graveyard: Berbić, Medžiković, Sejdić, Brkić, Ćatić, Mehić, Omeragić, Omerbašić, Omićević, Šabanović, Halilović, Puzić, Plavić, Porobić, Podgorić, Hamzić, Ebubekiragić and Ordagić. The epitaphs are written in Ottoman, Arabic, and Bosnian languages. The aim of the article is to make the text of the inscriptions available to those researchers who are not familiar with these two languages nor with Arebica (the text written in Bosnian language with Arabic alphabets). We also made an attempt to preserve the memory of these tombstones as it is quite likely these would be lost due to inadequate or, rather lack of care.
Journal: Novi Muallim
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 93
- Page Range: 88-96
- Page Count: 9
- Language: Bosnian