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1792/3, Anonymous

The inscription is kept even today by the Institute for the Protection of Monuments of Kosovo, in one of its spaces in Pristina. Photo: A. Islami.

Inscription on an old krua of Pristina

From the (honest) of our Sultan, Haxhi Ali Bejzade / From the glorified descendants / With great love they built this fountain / In this form they carve this high writing,
Let his glorified name be remembered (in the future) / a good thing happened on this river this construction was done with many sevaps (rewards) / God gave him pleasure in both worlds
The date of this fountain comes from its water / Be sweet and quench the thirst of every soul / Year 1792/93

Source: Hafiz, Nimetullah / Asim, Mucahit (1978). Prishtina Kitabeleri. In Vakıflar Dergisi, (11), p. 205–215.
Original source: Inscription on a fountain located in the warehouse of one of the cultural institutions, Pristina. (Translation: Agron Islami).

How to reference
Prishtina in History (2024), 1792/3, Anonymous, in Y. Rugova (red.) Prishtina in History (I). Last accessed 21.11.2024: https://www.prishtinanehistori.org/en/article/180/1792-3-anonymous