Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 14th of Tishre 5501 at Damesek (1740). The text is enclosed in a colored floral design. Above the text is a blessing for the bride and groom. The top of the ketubah is of a scalloped triangle. Both the text and the paint are badly faded. The bottom of the ketubah appears to be cut off and is thus missing the names of the witnesses. The text of the ketubah itself, however, is complete.
Description:
Bride: 'Azizah bat 'Amram Tsevoni. and Bridegroom: Sa'adyah Ma'arabi ben Mosheh (?) Ma'arabi.
Subject (Geographic):
Damascus (Syria) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
'Azizah bat 'Amram Tsevoni and Sa'adyah Ma'arabi ben Mosheh (?) Ma'arabi
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Syria --Damascus and Prenuptial contracts (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 13th of Tamuz 5558 at Dupnitsah (1798). The text is in two columns, with a third section of text below. The right column contains the terms of the marriage (kidushin) and the left column, the terms of the betrothal (erushin). Both are signed by the same three witnesses. The bottom section contains text enumerating the dowry. A gold border and decorations are partially worn off.
Description:
Bridegroom: Efrayim ben ha-manoah ...?
Subject (Geographic):
Dupnit's'a (Bulgaria) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Bulgaria --Dupnit's'a and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated 28th of Tevet 5713 at Atsavira (1953). Hand-written text surrounded by a garland with a bow at the bottom and a stylized form of a crown on the top, in yellow, orange, pink and green watercolors
Description:
Bride: Rahel bat Yitshak ben ha-manoah Yosef. and Bridegroom: David ben ha-manoah Mas'ud.
Subject (Geographic):
Essaouira (Morocco) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
David ben Mas'ud and Rahel bat Yitshak ben Yosef
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Morocco --Essaouira and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on vellum, dated the 6th of Adar 5545 at Firentsi (1785). A rectangular ketubah with a rounded top. Biblical verses surround the text and there are repeated statements expressing the wish that God bless the bride and groom as he blessed the patriarchs and matriarchs. There is a seal of the city above the text. The ink is faded. In addition to the signatures of the two witnesses, the groom�s signature also appears on the opposite side of the document. There is a note in Italian at the bottom that affirms that the ketubah was registered in the community�s book page 52, by the registrar Raffael Calo on March 15th, 1785.
Description:
Bride: Rahel bat Avraham Montifyori., Bridegroom: Binyamin ben Yitshak Patsipitsi., and Witnesses: Mordekhai ben Avraham Otolengi ; Ya'akov ben Bo'az Blanes.
Subject (Geographic):
Florence (Italy) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Binyamin ben Yitshak Pacifici, Ottolenghi, Mordecai, Rahel bat Avraham Montifiore, and Ya'akov ben Bo'az Blanes
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Italy --Florence and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum cut in the shape of an arch, dated 8th of Elul 5640 (1880) at Firentsi. The text is written in Italian block letters, however the ink of the text is somewhat faded in places. Painted vegetal flourishes and blessings for the bride and groom serve as a decorative border around the text. At the top of the ketubah is the verse ""I wait for Thy salvation, O Lord"" (Gen. 49:18) and two biblical scenes painted in miniature: the binding of Isaac and Jacob�s dream of the angels on the ladder. The angels, in a most unusual depiction, are descending stairs with outstretched swords, as if about to do battle.
Description:
Bride: Le'ah bat Yosef Montefiori. and Bridegroom: Yitshak Enriko ben Binyamin Zalman Vita.
Subject (Geographic):
Italy --Florence --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Montefiori, Le'ah bat Yosef and Vita, Yitshak Enriko ben Binyamin Zalman
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Italy --Florence and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 29th of Kislev 5642 at Gibraltar (1881). The text is surrounded by a floral wreath with a bow at the bottom and a crown at the top. Immediately above the text, written in semi-circles are blessings for the bride and groom.
Description:
Bride: Simhah bat Yitshak ... . and Bridegroom: David ben ... .
Subject (Geographic):
Gibraltar --Religious life and customs
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Gibraltar and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 17th of Shevat 5685 at Gibraltar (1925). The text is written in Sephardic cursive. The document has no decorative border. Above the text, in a semi-circle, written in red ink, are blessings for
Description:
Bride: Rozah bat Yitshak bar Ye'udah bar Refa'el Ya'akov bar Shemu'el bar Ye'udah bar Mosheh bar Yitshak bar Avraham bar Yitshak ha-mekhuneh ben Za'arah. and Bridegroom: Mordekhai bar 'Amram bar Mordekhai bar Maimon ha-mekhuneh Kazis.
Subject (Geographic):
Gibraltar --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Mordekhai bar 'Amram bar Mordekhai bar Maimon Kazis and Rozah bat Yitshak bar Ye'udah bar Refa'el Ya'akov bar Shemu'el bar Ye'udah bar Mosheh bar Yitshak bar Avraham bar Yitshak ben Za'arah
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Gibraltar and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on paper, dated 2 Tamuz 5675 at Gulpadgan (1915). The document is written in semi-block letters. The calligraphy above the text of the ketubah is the phrase ""If I forget thee, O Jerusalem"" (Pslam 137:5) and an ode to the bride and groom. Verses from Isaiah 61:9-10 form a frame around the ketubah. At the bottom of the ketubah are two addenda written in semi-cursive, probably in Judeo-Persian, as well as the various signatures of the witnesses, one of them written in Persian. The ketubah is in poor condition, with some damage to the text.
Description:
Bridegroom: Yosef ben [Ya']akov.
Subject (Geographic):
Gulpayigan (Iran) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Yosef ben Ya'akov
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Iran --Gulpayigan and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, printed form completed in manuscript, blue ink on paper, dated 21st of Adar 5699 at Hefah (1939). The text is flanked by two columns containing blessings for the bride and groom. Above the text is a circle flanked by rampant lions with
Description:
Bride: Minah bat Hayim Yedidiyah., Bridegroom: Shimshon ben Yekuti'el Toretski ha-Levi., and Witnesses: Nisan Shteynberg and one other.
Subject (Geographic):
Haifa (Israel) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Minah bat Hayim Yedidiyah, Nisan Shteynberg, and Shimshon ben Yekuti'el Toretski ha-Levi
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Israel --Haifa and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)