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Ketubah : Tétouan, Morocco
Title
Ketubah : Tétouan, Morocco, 1815, July 12.
כתובה : טיטואן, מרוקו, 5575 תמוז 4.
Physical Description
1 item ([1] leaf) ; 39 x 29 cm.
Language
Aramaic; Hebrew
Notes
In Aramaic and Hebrew.
Provenance
Purchased from Vinograd and Rosenfeld on the Arthur D. Krom Fund, 2008.
Biographical / Historical Note
Bridegroom: Shem Ṭov ben Avraham ben Shem Ṭov ben Yosef ha-Leṿi.
Bride: ʻAlia bat Yosef ben Yaʻaḳov ben Yosef Ben-Gigi.
Witnesses: Menaḥem Nahon; Mosheh ha-Leṿi.
Summary
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated the fouth of Tamuz 5575 (1815 July 12) at Tetuan. Intricate floral border including two birds and a vase above a calligraphed passage with good wishes for the bride and groom. Text framed by a horseshoe arch. The text includes an additional clause obligating the groom not to take a second wife and not to move the family to another city without the wife's consent.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts / Images
Added to Catalog
December 22, 2008
References
Ketubah, Tetouan, Morocco, 1815 July 12. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Ketubah, Tetouan, Morocco, 1815 July 12. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Ketubahs - Morocco - Tétouan - 19th century.
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