Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on paper, dated the 5th day of Heshvan [...] at Ahashapah ([1829?]). The upper third of the document consists of blessings for the bride and groom written in Hebrew block words. The lower part of the document consists of the ketubah text written in semi-block letters. The paper has worm holes.
Description:
Bride: Sham'ah? banat Nahum., Bridegroom: Yitshak ben 'Ezrah., and Witnesses: Gamil ben Yahya, Levi ben Yisahar?.
Subject (Geographic):
Ahashapah (Yemen) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Gamil ben Yahya, Levi ben Yisahar, Sham'ah banat Nahum, and Yitshak ben 'Ezrah
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Yemen --Ahasphapah and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
