1 item ([1] leaf) ; 50 x 35 cm.

Aramaic; Hebrew

In Aramaic and Hebrew.

Purchased from Bery Gross on the Riesman Family Book Fund, 2008.

Marriage contract, printed form completed in manuscript, blue and gold ink on paper, dated 14th of Nisan 5693 at No Amon (1933). The text is flanked by two columns, which contain blessings for the bride and groom. Above the text is a blessing in the form of an arch that states that he who has found a wife has found goodness and will have God's approval. Surrounding the the entire document is a decorative rectangular frame. On the bottom and the upper right side are official seals of the Grand Rabbinat D'Alexandrie. On the upper left side is the statement: number 12138 and below it "10 Avril 1933."

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Ketubah, Alexandria, Egypt, 1933. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Ketubah, Alexandria, Egypt, 1933. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Ketubahs - Egypt - Alexandria - 20th century.