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Ketubah : Cairo, Egypt
Title
Ketubah : Cairo, Egypt, 1893, November 12.
כתובה : קהיר, מצרים, 5654, כסלו 3.
Physical Description
1 item ([1] leaf) ; 35 x 22 cm. [approx.]
Language
Aramaic; Hebrew
Notes
In Aramaic and Hebrew.
Provenance
Purchased from Bery Gross on the Arthur D. Krom Fund, 2012.
Biographical / Historical Note
Bridegroom: Eliyahu (de-mitkare Eliyaz) ben Yosef Bei Ḳaṭaṿi.
Bride: Ester bat Yaʻaḳov Raḥamim Agayon.
Summary
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on paper, dated the 3rd of Kisleṿ 5654 (1893) at Elkahra. Around the text is an elaborate archway drawn (or printed?) in gold ink. At the top of the archway are lush foliage and a crown, with vine- and drapery-embellished pillars on either side. "No. 128" is written in the top left corner of the page and two holes are punched on the left side of the page.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts / Images
Added to Catalog
March 19, 2012
References
Ketubah, Cairo, Egypt, 1893. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Ketubah, Cairo, Egypt, 1893. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Ketubahs - Egypt - Cairo - 19th century.
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