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Translation of Armenian tombstone
« on: Monday 29 January 24 06:53 GMT (UK) »
Can anyone translate this Armenian tombstone into English? Are the two images same? Most importantly, can anyone type the text in Armenian script as in the tombstone so that it can be copied? I need this for my research. Thanks in advance.

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Re: Translation of Armenian tombstone
« Reply #1 on: Monday 29 January 24 14:45 GMT (UK) »
Bulman, DUR
Butterfield DUR & N. YKS,
Earnshaw DUR
Hopps DUR & N. YKS
Howe, Richardson,Thompson all DUR

William Thompson violin maker Bishop Auckland
William Thompson jun. Violin maker Leeds

Richardson in Bermondsey/East Ham, descendants of William Richardson b. 1820 Bishop Auckland

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Re: Translation of Armenian tombstone
« Reply #2 on: Monday 29 January 24 14:51 GMT (UK) »
The keyboard would have been useful to someone who knows Armenian, unlike myself.

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Re: Translation of Armenian tombstone
« Reply #3 on: Monday 29 January 24 16:20 GMT (UK) »
I thought you might like to have a go at typing the letters out yourself  :)

Perhaps a student at one of the several Armenian university societies may be willing to have a look for you. UCL Armenian Soc seems to be active. Got their details from Familysearch Wiki Armenia page. There are several others around, mostly contactable on Facebook, which I do not have, so can't check out for you.

Email: su-armenian.society@ucl.ac.uk
Facebook: UCL Armenian Society
Website: www.studentsunionucl.org

   
Bulman, DUR
Butterfield DUR & N. YKS,
Earnshaw DUR
Hopps DUR & N. YKS
Howe, Richardson,Thompson all DUR

William Thompson violin maker Bishop Auckland
William Thompson jun. Violin maker Leeds

Richardson in Bermondsey/East Ham, descendants of William Richardson b. 1820 Bishop Auckland

Berger, Fritsch, Ritschel, Pechanz, Funke, Endesfelder & others from Czechia

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Re: Translation of Armenian tombstone
« Reply #4 on: Monday 29 January 24 16:34 GMT (UK) »
Well, I tried typing but it doesn't make sense to me!  ::) Couldn't identify the letters. It's a time-consuming affair.

However, thanks for the reference. Will try them.  :)

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Re: Translation of Armenian tombstone
« Reply #5 on: Monday 29 January 24 19:46 GMT (UK) »
The 2 images are the same, but the tombstone lacks the last line.

I tried an online Armenian character recognizing tool.
https://2ocr.com/online-ocr-armenian/
It gave me this:
       ԱՅՏԱՐԱՆՈՐԱԾՎՈՒ
         ՍՈՒԳԱՋ ԿՈՂԱԿԻՈՐԸ   Ջ
          ՈՒԲԷՈՐՓՈԽՈՌԱԽՎՐԱ
          ԱԿԵՆ ՅԱԳՈՆԻՑ   ԹԻՎՆ
                 ՆԱԽԱ 13 :

I tried a few online translators, and I got the start of something that makes sense:
THE MOURNING PARTNER OF THE DECLARED SPOUSE WAS THE NUMBER OF JEBEOR-TRANSFORMED AKEN JAGON FIRST 13:

(just to show that reading tombstones isn't that easy, partly because there is no space between the different words)
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