Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on vellum, dated 14th of Adar I 5651 at Roma (1891). The document has a scalloped bottom as was the custom for ketubot from Rome. There are no decoration but the borders are in green and orange, and the blessings for the bride and groom that frame the text are in orange. The first word, which is the day of the week of the marriage (Sunday), is separated and placed above the text, written in orange within an orange scalloped cartouche.
Description:
Bride: Onorata Eli'onora bat Binyamin Sabatilo. and Bridegroom: Gavri'el Eliyahu ben Ya'akov Manifi.
Subject (Geographic):
Rome (Italy) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Gavri'el Eliyahu ben Ya'akov Manifi and Onorata Eli'onora bat Binyamin Sabatilo
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Italy --Rome and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated 22nd of Elul 5665 at Sana (1905). This ketubah was produced for a couple that belonged to the Kurdish-Iranian Jewish community and it is quite typical of ketubot from that area. The document is divided into two parts. The upper part consists of three rectangles that contain biblical quotes and blessings for the bride and groom. The lower part contains the ketubah text. The text is bordered on both sides with blessings beginning with the word ""siman"", a sign, e.g. a sign of love, a sign of blessing, a sign of joy, etc. The outer frame consists of floral and vegetal motifs arranged in a symmetric, decorative pattern that is reminiscent of Persian carpets.
Description:
Bride: Laka bat Mosheh., Bridegroom: Hakhim David ben Hakhim Yitshak, 'alav ha-shalom., and Witnesses: Avraham ben Eliya'u ; Yitshak ben Re'uven ; and two others.
Subject (Geographic):
Sanandaj (Iran) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Avraham ben Eliya'u, Hakhim David ben Hakhim Yitshak, Laka bat Mosheh, and Yitshak ben Re'uven
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Iran --Sanandaj and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on paper, dated 23rd of Marheshvan 5627 at Tsefru (1866). There is a decorative design above the text. An appendum beneath the text of the ketubah places restrictions on the settlement to the woman in case of divorce. Refa'el Mosheh Elbaz signed both the ketubah and the appendum.
Description:
Bride: gerushah Mas'uda bat Mosheh he-harash [or ha-heresh] Asulin., Bridegroom: Mordekhai bar Khalifa ben Nisim ben Harosh., and Officiating rabbi: Refa'el Mosheh Elbaz.
Subject (Geographic):
Sefrou (Morocco) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Elbaz, Refa'el Mosheh, 1823-1896, Mas'uda bat Mosheh he-harash [or ha-heresh] Asulin, and Mordekhai bar Khalifa ben Nisim ben Harosh
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Morocco --Sefrou and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on vellum, dated 11 Sivan 5540 at Siyenah (1780). There are no decorations. The text is enclosed in a frame of traditional blessings for the bride and groom.
Description:
Bride: Mazal Tov bat ha-manoah Yitshak Vitirbo. and Bridegroom: Yehudah ben Yitshak Sornaga.
Subject (Geographic):
Siena (Italy) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Mazal Tov bat ha-manoah Yitshak Vitirbo and Yehudah ben Yitshak Sornaga
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Italy --Siena and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on vellum, dated 11 of Adar 1, 5548 at Sienah (1788). The top of the ketubah is shaped in a triangle in which are contained benedictory statements for the bride and groom.
Description:
Bride: Konsola bat ha-manoah Dani'el Se'adon., Bridegroom: Mosheh Yosef Servi., and Witnesses: Yedidyah ben Refa'el Shelomoh Segal, Yitshak ben Shene'ur.
Subject (Geographic):
Siena (Italy) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Konsola bat Dani'el Se'adon, Mosheh Yosef Servi, Yedidyah ben Refa'el Shelomoh Segal, and Yitshak ben Shene'ur
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Italy --Siena and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated 13th Kislev 5641 at Soranya (1880). The ketubah is rectangular in shape. The text is enclosed within a double colored border; one of colored geometrical designs, the other (inner) with primarily biblical quotations in red ink relating to the blessings of marriage. Heading in red and green ink.
Description:
Bride: Adili bat Elishama' Hayim Fo'ah., Bridegroom: Avraham ben Yehi'el Gavri'el Seforni., and Witnesses: 'Azri'el Serano and Yosef Hizkiyah Fano.
Subject (Geographic):
Soragna (Italy) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Adili bat Elishama' Hayim Fo'ah, Avraham ben Yehi'el Gavri'el Seforni, 'Azri'el Serano, and Yosef Hizkiyah Fano
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Italy --Soragna and Prenuptial contracts (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated 15th of Elul 5652 at Tang�ar (1892). A red ornamental printed border encloses the text that is written in Sefardic script with the names of the bride and groom written in large block Hebrew letters. Above the text are blessings for the bride and groom in larger block Hebrew letters that are decorated in a floral design. The groom�s signature appears below the text. The word ""Hai"" appears in the center of the text towards the bottom as is common in Moroccan ketubot, however, here it is quite elaborately decorated.
Description:
Bride: Zahara bat Yitshak ... Avikhazir. and Bridegroom: Makhluf ha-Kohen ben Yosef Alhadad.
Subject (Geographic):
Tangier (Morocco) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Makhluf ha-Kohen ben Yosef Alhadad and Zahara bat Yitshak Avikhazir
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Morocco --Tangier and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated 4th of Tishre 5631 (1870) at Tehran. Text inserted into nine registers. Below the text, several registers remain empty. There is an additional wider, decorative register above the text that contains traditional blessings for the wedding couple. This register is known in Iranian as the �sar lowh�. Above the sar lowh are three decorative registers containing acronyms, which are most likely blessings for the bride and groom. The text is enclosed in a long rectangular decorative border composed of a blue, gold, silver, and brown stylized vine motif.
Description:
Bride: Ester bat Pinhas., Bridegroom: Asher ben Baba(?)., and Witness: Yitshak ben Yisra'el; and two others.
Subject (Geographic):
Tehran (Iran) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Asher ben Baba, Ester bat Pinhas, and Yitshak ben Yisra'el
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Tehran --Iran 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)