an Ottoman lady lay with her head resting on the tombstone of her daughter (İstanbul, 1880)[1024×1536]

In 1880, in the Karacaahmet Cemetery of Üsküdar, an Ottoman lady lay with her head resting on the tombstone of her daughter Fatma, who had passed away three years earlier at the tender age of 19 while still in postpartum confinement.

Translation of the tombstone:

Oh, from this separation

I came to this world's garden and saw no kindness

I sought a cure for my pain but found no remedy

I could not enjoy my youth, sighing and lamenting

Since the cup of death was full, I could not attain my desire

Fatma, daughter of Es-Seyyid Hüseyin Efendi, the gatekeeper of the Imperial Order, who passed away at the age of nineteen while still in postpartum confinement.

For the soul of the lady, may Allah grant her peace.

Rumi 1296 (Calendar)