- Published / Created:
- 1911 August 14
- Call Number:
- Hebrew MSS suppl 1 2 (Broadside)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated 20th of Menahem 5671 (1911) at Bombay. Text surrounded by a floral border with two large peacocks on top painted in vivid colors. The upper text is in the shape of an oval and above it is a crown, probably in reference to the British Crown. The bottom text is in a scalloped square. The upper text contains blessings for the bride and groom, including biblical quotations. The outer border consists of verses from Psalm 137 beginning with If I forget you, Jerusalem ... and verses from Psalm 128. All borders are gold colored.
- Description:
- Bride: Rivkah bar [i.e. bat] Binyamin., Bridegroom: Shalom bar Aharon., Scribe: Na'im ben Avraham ben Mashiah., and Witnesses: Me'ir ben Eliyahu and Nisan ben Ya'akov.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Bombay (India) --Religious life and customs
- Subject (Name):
- Me'ir ben Eliyahu, Na'im ben Avraham ben Mashiah, Nisan ben Ya'akov, Rivkah bat Binyamin, and Shalom bar Aharon
- Subject (Topic):
- Ketubah --Bombay --India and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Ketubah : Bombay, India, 1911, August 14
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