- Published / Created:
- 1768 September 23
- Call Number:
- Hebrew +96
- Image Count:
- 2
- 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. and Bridegroom: Avraham ben Yitshak Mordo.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Kerkyra (Greece) --Religious life and customs
- Subject (Name):
- Avraham ben Yitshak Mordo and Siti bat Shem Tov Politi
- Subject (Topic):
- Ketubah --Greece --Kerkyra and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Ketubah : Kerkyra, Greece, 1768, September 23
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- Published / Created:
- 1773 September 29
- Call Number:
- Hebrew +95
- Image Count:
- 2
- Abstract:
- Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 12 Tishri 5534 at Korfu (1773). The document has a scalloped top. The text is surrounded by an arch, which is 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, 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. Traditional biblical citations relating to marriage are incorporated into the border. 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: Sarah bat Mordekhai de Ozmo. and Bridegroom: Eliyahu ben Yitshak de Mordo.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Kerkyra (Greece) --Religious life and customs
- Subject (Name):
- Eliyahu ben Yitshak de Mordo and Sarah bat Mordekhai de Ozmo
- Subject (Topic):
- Ketubah --Greece --Kerkyra and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Ketubah : Kerkyra, Greece, 1773, September 29