Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated 27th of Elul 5631 (1871) at Itsfahan. Text surrounded by a scalloped horseshoe arch, with a small arch on either side of the text. Above the text are two large green birds on either side of a blue vase. Two small green birds are on either side of the text. There are brown floral designs throughout the manuscript.
Description:
Bride: Hanah bat Me'ir. and Bridegroom: Nisan ben Yitshak.
Subject (Geographic):
Isfahan (Iran) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Hanah bat Me'ir and Nisan ben Yitshak
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Iran --Isfahan and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated 3rd of Kislev 5649 (1888) at Yerushalem. Document has a scalloped top with two registers. The lower register contains the text of the ketubah and the upper register contains a vase and branches with flowers. The two registers are bordered by a design of blue leaves with red and yellow flowers.
Description:
Bride: Rahel [?] bat [?]. and Bridegroom: Nisim Gershon n. [?].
Subject (Geographic):
Jerusalem --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Nisim Gershon
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Jerusalem and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated 3rd of Adar 5634 (1874) at Kashan. Below the traditional Aramaic text is an additional paragraph in Hebrew with regard to supplementary financial obligations on the part of the groom. The text is surrounded by a border in the shape of a scalloped arch and two cartouches on the bottom. Above the text are the traditional lions with the rising sun in the background and above the lions are images of two peacocks. The border has a floral decoration. The predominant colors are yellow, turquoise and light brown.
Description:
Bride: Berurya bat Avraham., Bridegroom: Yehezkel ben Yisra'el., and Witnesses: Asher ben Yosef ; Mashiah ben Binyamin ; and two others.
Subject (Geographic):
Kashan (Iran) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Asher ben Yosef, Berurya bat Avraham, Mashiah ben Binyamin, and Yehezkel ben Yisra'el
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Iran --Kashan and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 12th of Adar I 5570 at Liṿorno (1810). The bride and groom are descendants of Sephardic (Spanish) Jews who settled in Italy. Besides the standard wording, the text includes the statement that
Alternative Title:
כתובה : ליוורנו, איטליה, 12 אדר א 5570.
Description:
Bride: ha-almanah Ḳolomba bat ha-manoaḥ Mosheh me-Ḳapuʼah., Bridegroom: Yitsḥaḳ ben ha-manoaḥ Binyamin Ḳorḳos., and Witnesses: Yaʻaḳov di Medinah, Yitsḥaḳ Ḳardoso Priʼas.
Subject (Geographic):
Livorno (Italy)--Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Capua, Colomba bat Mosheh, me-, Corcos, Isak ben Binyamin, Medinah, Yaʻaḳov de ben Yitsḥaḳ Ḥayim, Priʼas, Yitsḥaḳ Cardoso, מדינה, יעקב די בן יצחק חיים, פריאס, יצחק קארדוסו, קאפואה, קולומבא בת משה מ-, and קורקוס, יצחק בן בנימין
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah--Italy--Livorno and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 13th of Sivan 5422 (1662) at Mantovah. The text is framed by an elaborate arch. At the top of the arch is the statement This gate is for God, only the righteous will enter through it. Within the arch above the text is a cartouche with a picture with a pitcher pouring water into a basin. This image is in honor of the bridegroom who is a Levite. Throughout the ketubah are Biblical quotations written in exquisite micrography and larger block Hebrew letters.
Description:
Bride: Yintilah (Gentila) bat Ya'akov Italiyah. and Bridegroom: Azri'el Levi ben Avraham Levi Mai.
Subject (Geographic):
Mantua (Italy) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Azri'el Levi ben Avraham Levi Mai and Yintilah bat Ya'akov Italiyah
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Italy --Mantua and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript on vellum. Gilt and colored, dated 14 Adar I 5548 [1788 February 22] at Piri-Pasha near Constantinople. In manuscript on verso: No. 17939 Marriage certificate (Kethubah) Family relic dated 5548. 144 years old. Not to be sold. J. Sassoon 62 Mortimer st. W.1.
Description:
Bride: Rebecca bat Mordecai Avorashi. and Bridegroom: Moses Jekuthiel ben Joshua Jekuthiel.
Subject (Geographic):
Piri-Pasha (Turkey) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Rebecca bat Mordecai Avorashi
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Turkey --Piri-Pasha and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on paper, dated 13th of Nisan 5635 (1875) at Teheran. Text enclosed in a long rectangle surrounded by a floral border.
Description:
Bride: Miryam bat Efrayim., Bridegroom: David ben Pinhas Kats., and Witnesses: Rabi Yitshak ben Yisra'el ; Mosheh ben Yitshak ; Refa'el ben 'Azaria ; and others.
Subject (Geographic):
Tehran (Iran) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
David ben Pinhas Kats, Miryam bat Efrayim, Moseh ben Yitshak, Rafa'el ben 'Azaria, and Yitshak ben Yisra'el
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Tehran --Iran and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract in booklet format, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated 6th of Tishre 5690 at Teheran (1929). The text is divided into many registers enclosed by a multicolored carpet motif. The ketubah text is followed by a dowry list, which in tu
Description:
Bride: Hashmat bat Pinhas. and Bridegroom: Ezra ben Ye'udah.
Subject (Geographic):
Iran --Tehran --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Ezra ben Ye'udah and Hashmat bat Pinhas
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Iran --Tehran and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript codex, ink and paint on paper, dated 16th of Kislev 5692 (1931) at Teheran. The ketubah is written in the form of a 10 p. booklet with five registers on each page, except for the first two pages which only have two registers
Description:
Bride: Turan ? and Bridegroom: Asher ?
Subject (Geographic):
Tehran (Iran) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Tehran --Iran and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)