æz dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ɪnðə mɪshnˈɑː, ɹˈæbaɪ ɐkˈɪvə, ɐ dʒˈuːɪʃ sˈeɪdʒ ʌvðə lˈæɾɚ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə fˈɜːst sˈɛntʃɚɹi ænd ðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌvðə sˈɛkənd sˈɛntʃɚɹi, sˈɛd ðə ʃˈɛmə pɹˈɛɹ æz hiː wʌz kˈoʊmd tə dˈɛθ baɪ ˈeɪdʒənts ʌv ˈeɪntʃənt ɹˈoʊm.
As described in the Mishnah, Rabbi Akiva, a Jewish sage of the latter part of the 1st century and the beginning of the 2nd century, said the Shema prayer as he was combed to death by agents of Ancient Rome.