Stele of Estellina, daughter of Astruc Cohen

Provenance	Girona
Chronology	1411 (5171)
Material	Limestone
Record	MHJ095
Section	Cemetery

Estellina was the daughter of Astruc Cohen. The fact that her father, rather than a husband, is mentioned suggests that she died young. Her father was called nasi (prince), a title given to leading members of the Jewish community. Indeed, he was one of the most influential figures in the Jewish quarter between 1386 and 1415. According to the list of councillors provided for in the ordinances of 1386 and 1391, Astruc Cohen served as an assistant in the third year and was among the new councillors appointed under the reform of 1391. Even before 1391, his name appears in Hebrew documentation among the taxpayers of the aljama, and he was also involved in moneylending. After the riots of 1391, he was among those confined in the Torre Gironella. At the beginning of the 15th century, the queen appointed twelve councillors to settle an old pension owed to the heirs of the knight Joan Janer, among whom was Astruc Cohen (year1408), although he was not summoned the following year. The last record of Estellina's father dates from 1415. That year, book inventories were compiled in order to confiscate copies of the Talmud, and Astruc appears as a councillor in connection with the presentation of these inventories. Estellina therefore belonged to Girona's Jewish elite and may have experienced the riots of 1391 and the subsequent decline of the Jewish community. After her death, and in a context of decline, the family continued to practise Judaism.

Translation:
(Side A)
This is [the gravestone] of the honorable
[Na Es]tellina, daughter of the leader
[Ast]ruc Cohen, may his Rock and his Savior guard him.
[year 5]171.
(Side B)
The honorable...

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