Ketubah : Verona, Italy, 1835, December 10

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Title: Ketubah : Verona, Italy, 1835, December 10
Contributor: Kotser, Eliyahu Shemu'el Refa'el Hayim bar Shelomoh Menahem.
Mortirah, Hanah bat Yosef Shelomoh Hayim Hizkiyah Refa'el Levi.
Pardo, David Samuel
Published / Created: 1835 December 10
Publication Place: Verona, Italy
Abstract: Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on parchment, dated 9th of Kislev 5595 in the evening (1835 December 10) at Verona. Surrounding the text are calligraphed biblical verses (Isaiah 61:10, Isaiah 62:5, and Ruth 4:11-12) inside a plain ruled border with an Italian stamp in each top corner. Signed by the groom (?) and two witnesses in Italian. One of the witnesses is the rabbi, David Samuel Pardo. The ketubah design is similar to that of other ketubot from Verona at that time.
Description: Bride: Hanah bat ha-manoah Yosef Shelomoh Hayim Hizkiyah Refa'el Levi Mortirah.
Bridegroom: Eliyahu Shemu'el Refa'el Hayim bar Shelomoh Menahem Kotser.
Witnesses: David Samuel Pardo, Marco Forte ... .
Extent: 1 l.
45 x 37 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Hebrew
Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE); Imperial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)

Format: text
Genre: Ketubahs
Manuscripts
Marginalia
Subject (Geographic): Verona (Italy) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name): Kotser, Eliyahu Shemu'el Refa'el Hayim bar Shelomoh Menahem.
Mortirah, Hanah bat Yosef Shelomoh Hayim Hizkiyah Refa'el Levi.
Pardo, David Samuel
Subject (Topic): Ketubah --Italy --Verona
Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)

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