Stećci Kraljeve Sutjeske u jednom sudskom slučaju Sarajevskog suda iz 1774. godine
The Stećak Tombstones of Kraljeva Sutjeska in a Case of the Sarajevo Court from 1774

Summary/Abstract: This paper, based on one of the ‘hujjet’ (i.e. argument) of the Sharia court records in Sarajevo, focuses on historical artifacts, most likely from medieval Bosnia. The central place of the work is occupied by the court case regarding the stećak that happened in 1774 between the villagers, the ‘serdar’ (i.e. commander) and the ‘naib’ (i.e. representative) of nahiyah of Visoko. For a clearer insight into the proceedings of the court case, the legal organization in the Sarajevo Qadilik is briefly explained, and then detailed information about the course of the court case is given in accordance with the aforementioned argument. Based on the content of the argument, other sources and historiographical data, the beliefs and superstitions of local people about the stećak tombstones in the centuries when Bosnia was part of the Ottoman Empire were analysed. In addition, through other historical examples, an attempt was made to look at the “adventures” of local residents in finding treasures under or around these tombstones in the area of the Eyalet of Bosnia. At the end, the author offers transliterations, translation and the facsimile of the aforementioned archival document.

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