Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

The Holy Book

The Holy Book

This information is written on the last pages of the Holy Book: We are Heripsima Abrahamian and Sarkis Basil on Tuesday, 30 April 1915 in the American Church. The marriage sermon was delivered by Mr. Shuli. The wedding ceremony feast was held in the same garden. The groomsmen were Vansan Khan and Mr. Aram Yaghyayian, the groom’s brother. Birth of the first child: 18 April 1916 Tuesday at 1:00 a.m. God gave us a baby boy and we called him Vache Jirar and he was baptized on St. Sarkis’ day by the priest Avakim. Groomsman Vansan Khan. On Tuesday 3 September 1918, God gave us a baby girl at 5:30 a.m. We baptized her on St. Sarkis day. We called her Neli V. Angelina. Groomsman Vansan Khan. On Friday 22 September 1922, God gave us a daughter. Our unnamed daughter died of a lung infection on 20 January 1923 and was buried in Akbar Abad by Mr. Shuler. On 1July 1953 my dear Lili performed her last concert. She woke up in the morning and dressed herself. At 6, she passed away. My husband was working in Telegraph office. After the closing up of telegraph office he did not work for 26 years and was very depressed because of this. After my daughter’s death he prayed for his own death every night. On February 6, we went to the cemetery. On the 8th he was very well. On the 9th he passed away.

Item Details

  • Date early/mid 20th century
  • Dimensions 22 x 15 x 7 cm
  • Collections Shahin and Arsineh Basil
  • Repository Shahin and Arsineh Basil
  • Restrictions When using the items from this collection, please include a reference to its original repository.
  • Accessed 3 August 2012
  • Last Edited 22 December 2016
  • Record no. 1144A56
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