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Ketubah : Yazd, Iran
Title
Ketubah : Yazd, Iran, 1861, October 31.
כתובה : יזד, איראן, 5622 חשון 27.
Physical Description
1 item ([1] leaf) ; 74 x 63 cm.
Language
Aramaic; Hebrew; Judeo-Persian
Notes
In Aramaic, Judeo-Persian and Hebrew.
Provenance
Purchased from Vinograd and Rosenfeld on the Kohut Fund, 2002.
Biographical / Historical Note
Bridegroom: Mosheh ben Shemuʼel.
Bride: Malka bat Aḳai?
Witnesses: Yitsḥak ben Daṿid ; Raḥamim ben Yaʻakov ; Yosef ben Shemuʼel Kohen ; and others.
Summary
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on paper, dated 27th of Ḥeshṿan 5622 (1862) at Yazd. Text surrounded by floral border. The upper register of the decoration has two small lions with a rising sun in the background of one of the lions, above the lions are two fish, a symbol of fertility. Below the main text of the ketubah, is a statement in Judeo-Persian, written in Hebrew cursive characters, which may concern additional gifts given by the groom. Below this statement there are cartouches, which include the names of seven witnesses.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts / Images
Added to Catalog
November 03, 2008
References
Ketubah, Yazd, Iran, 1861. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Ketubah, Yazd, Iran, 1861. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Ketubahs - Iran - Yazd - 19th century.
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