Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 14th of Nisan 5624 (1864) at Ankona. Document has a scalloped top. The text is surrounded by a multicolored floral border lined in red. Above the text is a multicolored floral wreath, which surrounds blessings for the bride and groom. The design is typical of ketubot from Ancona.
Description:
Bride: Safirantsa called Evginya bat Avraham Kampus. and Bridegroom: Mosheh Shemu'el ben Avraham Tseva.
Subject (Geographic):
Ancona (Italy) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Mosheh Shemu'el ben Avraham Tseva and Safirantsa (Evginya) bat Avraham Kampus
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Italy --Ancona and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
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)
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)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper with a scalloped top, dated 11th of Nisan 5612 (1852) at Vidin. Two columns of text are bordered by two arches. The right column contains the terms of the marriage (kidushin) and the left side, the terms of the betrothal (erushin). Both are signed by the same two witnesses. On the left side there is additional text at the bottom, perhaps enumerating the dowry. The text is written in Sephardic style script. The gilded illuminations depict columns decorated with floral designs.
Description:
Bride: Marat [?] demitkari Mirkadah ben Mosheh. and Bridegroom: Ye'udah Aryeh ben Hayim Aryeh.
Subject (Geographic):
Vidin (Bulgaria) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Mirkadah ben Mosheh and Ye'udah Aryeh ben Hayim Aryeh
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Bulgaria --Vidin and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
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