Ketubah : Izmir, Turkey, 1878, October 11

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Title: Ketubah : Izmir, Turkey, 1878, October 11
Contributor: Avraham ben Eliya'u
Hakhim David ben Hakhim Yitshak
Laka bat Mosheh
Yitshak ben Re'uven
Published / Created: 1878 October 11
Publication Place: Izmir, Turkey
Abstract: Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated 14th of Tishre 5639 at Izmir (1878). The text is in Sefardic script surrounded by multicolor floral borders, with gilded lines. Above the text is a triangle with a vase of flowers in the center. The text does not fill the space between the borders. Above the text, in block letters, are blessings for the bride and groom. The signatures of the two witnesses are in the elaborate style common to rabbis in the Mediterranean world and North Africa.
Description: Bride: Miryam ... .
Bridegroom: Avraham Mosheh ... .
Extent: 1 l.
70 x 56 cm.
color illustrations
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Hebrew
Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE); Imperial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)

Format: mixed material
Genre: Autographs
Illustrations
Ketubahs
Manuscripts
Subject (Geographic): Izmir (Turkey) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name): Avraham ben Eliya'u
Hakhim David ben Hakhim Yitshak
Laka bat Mosheh
Yitshak ben Re'uven
Subject (Topic): Ketubah --Turkey --Izmir
Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)

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