Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 5th of Sivan 5595 (Gregrorian date) at Finali. Document has a rounded top. The outer border is composed of a rim of yellow and red semi-circles. The inner border is composed of green and red circles and surrounds the text. Between the two borders there is a quote from the Book of Psalms and a quote from the Book of Ruth. Above the text is an image of two joined hearts surrounded by a circle, which consists of quotes from the Song of Songs.
Description:
Bride: Hanah bat Barukh Avraham Pesah. and Bridegroom: Elisha Ye'uda bar Yom Tov Hai Donati.
Subject (Geographic):
Finale Emilia (Italy) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Elisha Ye'uda bar Yom Tov Hai Donati and Hanah bat Barukh Avraham Pesah
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Italy --Finale Emilia and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated the 7th of Shevaṭ 5614 at Firentsi (1854). A rectangular ketubah with the text written in square Hebrew letters typical of Italian-Jewish scribes in nineteenth century Italy. According to the
Alternative Title:
כתובה : פירנצה, איטליה, 5614, שבט 7.
Description:
Bride: Leʼah bat Yaʻaḳov Lampronṭi. and Bridegroom: Reʼuven ben Mosheh Piʼatsa.
Subject (Geographic):
Florence (Italy)--Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Lampronṭi, Leʼah bat Yaʻaḳov, Piazza, Reʼuven ben Mosheh, לאמפרונטי, לאה בת יעקב, and פיאצא, ראובן בן משה
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah--Italy--Florence and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated the 13th of Elul 5583 at Gibraltar (1823). Text enclosed within two columns joined by arch and surrounded by colored floral patterns.
Description:
Bride: Maknin bat Avraham ... Yisra'el. and Bridegroom: Yitshak bar Shelomoh ... Senanits.
Subject (Geographic):
Gibraltar --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Senanits, Yitshak bar Shelomoh... and Yisra'el, Maknin bat Avraham...
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Gibraltar and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 16th of Sivan, 5689 (1929) at Gibraltar. Text is surrounded with floral design of red carnations. Above the text is a crown and below the text is a bow.
Description:
Bride: Mas'uda bat Avraham bar Barukh Tsarfati. and Bridegroom: Menahem bar Mas'ud bar Menahem ... [ben?] 'Ari.
Subject (Geographic):
Gibraltar --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Mas'uda bat Avraham bar Barukh Tsarfati and Menahem bar Mas'ud bar Menahem ben 'Ari
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Gibraltar and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated 27 Elul 5627 at Gulpadgan (1867). 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" (Psalm 137:5) and an
Alternative Title:
כתובה : גולפייגן, איראן, 5627, 27 אלול.
Description:
Bride: Bibi bat Babai. and Bridegroom: Yaʻaḳov ben Yosef.
Subject (Geographic):
Gulpāyigān (Iran)--Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Yaʻaḳov ben Yosef, ביבי בת באבאי, and יעקב בן יוסף
Subject (Topic):
Antenuptial contracts (Jewish law) and Ketubah--Iran--Gulpāyigān
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on paper, dated 12th of Sivan 5611 (1851) at Herat. Document has slight tears but does not affect text. A multicolored floral rectangular border surrounds the ketubah. Above the ketubah text are blessings for the bride and groom and biblical quotations relating to marriage. There are names of six witnesses within the six circles at the bottom of the text.
Description:
Bride: Shoshanah bat Eliyahu., Bridegroom: Shim'on ben Yehudah., and Witnesses: Zekhariya ben Nisim Ya'akov, Binyamim David ben [?] Kohen, and others.
Subject (Geographic):
Herat (Afghanistan) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Matityahu ben Shemu'el, Shim'on ben Yehudah, Shoshanah bat Eliyahu, and Zekhariya ben Nisim Ya'akov
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Afghanistan --Herat and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated 12th of Nisan 5616 (1856) at Itsfahan. Brightly colored elaborate floral illumination surrounds the text. In the center above the text there is a large vase with two lions with a rising sun behind them on either side of the vase, and with two birds above. There is a floral arch on the top of the document and two smaller arches framing the text. The frame of the document contain blessings for the bride and the groom.
Description:
Bride: Rahel bat Shelomoh., Bridegroom: Yehezk'el ben Mashiah., and Witnesses: Shelomoh ben Eliyahu, David Yitshak, Sha'ul Binyamin, [?] Aharon, Eliyahu Sha'ul, Matitiyahu Shalom, Yeshu'ah ben Shemu'el (scribe).
Subject (Geographic):
Isfahan(Iran) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
David Yitshak, Eliyahu Sha'ul, Matitiyahu Shalom, Rahel bat Shelomoh, Sha'ul Binyamin, Shelomoh ben Eliyahu, Yehezk'el ben Mashiah, and Yeshu'ah ben Shemu'el
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Iran --Isfahan and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
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)