Ketubah : Kerkyra, Greece, 1768, September 23
Found In:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Ketubah : Kerkyra, Greece, 1768, September 23
Description
- Title
- Ketubah : Kerkyra, Greece, 1768, September 23
- Contributor
-
Avraham ben Yitshak Mordo
Siti bat Shem Tov Politi - Published / Created
- 1768 September 23
- Publication Place
- Kerkyra, Greece
- Abstract
-
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 12 Tishre 5529 at Korfu (1768). The document has a scalloped top. Two columns of text are surrounded by two arches, which are enclosed in a border composed of medallions, in which are images of the signs of the zodiac intermingled with seasonal and biblical scenes. The biblical scenes include the binding of Isaac, Jacob�s dream, King David holding a lyre, and Moses holding the Ten Commandments. The text is in block characters and cursive. Below the ketubah text, the date and place of the marriage, and the signature of Elia Coen Ara, appear in Italian. At the top is a cartouche with a saying: may the bride and groom flourish like a cedar of Lebanon. There are obligations mentioned in the body of the text in which the bride promises to serve her husband in purity as is customary among daughters of Israel. This ketubah follows the unique tradition of Corfu ketubot in dual reckoning of time from the creation of the world and the destruction of the Temple.
- Description
-
Bride: Siti bat Shem Tov Politi.
Bridegroom: Avraham ben Yitshak Mordo. - Extent
-
1 l.
62 x 50 cm.
color illustrations - Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
-
Hebrew
Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE); Imperial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Hebrew +96
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Format
- mixed material
- Genre
-
Autographs
Illustrations
Ketubahs
Manuscripts
Marginalia - Subject (Geographic)
- Kerkyra (Greece) --Religious life and customs
- Subject (Name)
-
Avraham ben Yitshak Mordo
Siti bat Shem Tov Politi - Subject (Topic)
-
Ketubah --Greece --Kerkyra
Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 7798876
- Object ID (OID)
- 2067525