Monuments of Tash-Ustuch

Stones from the Village of Yangy-Naukat

Near the village of Yangy-Naukat (collective farm "Madanijat") in the Nookat district, at the collective farm's dacha, there is a monument known as Tash-Ustun. Here, under a large limestone gravestone (?), lie four stones with inscriptions, of which only two are fairly well preserved. The third stone has only traces of Arabic letters, while the text on the fourth stone is severely damaged due to chips and breaks. No signs of graves are visible. All the stones with inscriptions have been collected by someone on the surface of the mound. Since the Sahaba-Mazar, known for its qayraks, is located nearby, it can be assumed that the Tash-Ustun stones with inscriptions were transported to the collective farm's dacha from there.

MONUMENT NO. 1
A black hard stone of irregular shape. The inscription in Arabic consists of four lines enclosed in a frame topped with a mihrab, with palmettes on the sides. The size of the frame is 38X31 cm. The impression of the inscription was taken by us in 1979. It is published for the first time (table XVI, fig. 1).
Translation:
(1) This is the grave
(2) of Omar, son of A-
(3) bu Bakr. May Allah forgive
(4) him and his parents!

MONUMENT NO. 2
A blue stone of irregular shape. The inscription of four lines is framed at the top by a frame imitating a mihrab. The size of the frame is 32X32 cm. On the sides are palmettes. The impression of the inscription was taken by us in 1979. It is published for the first time (table XVI, fig. 2).
Translation:
(1) This is the grave
(2) of Khwaja (?), son of Ahmad.
(3) May Allah forgive him and his parents!
(4) There is no deity but Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.

MONUMENT NO. 3
On the outer side of the frame, only the words are visible
“All belongs to Allah...” The name of the deceased has not been preserved. The impression was taken by us in 1975 (table XVI, fig. 3).