Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on paper, dated 27th of Heshvan 5622 (1862) at Yazd. Text surrounded by floral border. The upper register of the decoration has two small lions with a rising sun in the background of one of the lions, above the lions are two fish, a symbol of fertility. Below the main text of the ketubah, is a statement in Judeo-Persian, written in Hebrew cursive characters, which may concern additional gifts given by the groom. Below this statement there are cartouches, which include the names of seven witnesses.
Description:
Bride: Malka bat Akai?, Bridegroom: Mosheh ben Shemu'el., and Witnesses: Yitshak ben David ; Rahamim ben Ya'akov ; Yosef ben Shemu'el Kohen ; and others.
Subject (Geographic):
Yazd (Iran) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Malka bat Akai, Mosheh ben Shemu'el, Rahamim ben Ya'akov, Yitshak ben David, and Yosef ben Shemu'el Kohen
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Iran --Yazd and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Niẓāmī Ganjavī, 1140 or 41-1202 or 3 Niẓāmī Ganjavī, 1140 or 41-1202 or 3. Haft paykar Niẓāmī Ganjavī, 1140 or 41-1202 or 3. Iskandarnāmah Niẓāmī Ganjavī, 1140 or 41-1202 or 3. Khusraw va Shīrīn Niẓāmī Ganjavī, 1140 or 41-1202 or 3. Layli va Majnūn Niẓāmī Ganjavī, 1140 or 41-1202 or 3. Makhzan al-asrār
Published / Created:
[18--?].
Call Number:
Persian MSS +86
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Five epic poems (Khusraw va Shīrīn, Makhzan al-asrār, Laylī va Majnūn, Haft paykar, Iskandarnāmah).
Description:
Ethé, H. India Office, 972., Good modern (19th century) nastaʻlīq, in red and black; ʻunwāns in colors; with numerous miniatures in colors., Islamic binding, in red, with flap., and Purchased from the Wellcome-Kraus collection in 1949.
Subject (Topic):
Persian language and literature--Poetry and Persian poetry
Copied on A.H. 8 Rabīʻ al-S̲ānī 1244 [A.D. 1828]., Ethé, H. India Office, 972(3), Good nastaʻlīq, in red and black; ʻunwān in colors on leaf 1 verso; with crude full-page miniatures., Purchased from the Wellcome-Kraus collection in 1949., and Teaching resource: Kishwar Rizvi, History of Art