Ketubah : Herat, Afghanistan, 1851, June 12

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Title: Ketubah : Herat, Afghanistan, 1851, June 12
Contributor: Matityahu ben Shemu'el
Shim'on ben Yehudah
Shoshanah bat Eliyahu
Zekhariya ben Nisim Ya'akov
Published / Created: 1851 June 12
Publication Place: Herat, Afghanistan
Abstract: 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.
Witnesses: Zekhariya ben Nisim Ya'akov, Binyamim David ben [?] Kohen, and others.
Extent: 1 l.
55 x 43 cm.
color illustration
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Hebrew
Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE); Imperial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)

Format: mixed material
Genre: Hand coloring
Illustrations
Ketubahs
Manuscripts
Subject (Geographic): Herat (Afghanistan) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name): Matityahu ben Shemu'el
Shim'on ben Yehudah
Shoshanah bat Eliyahu
Zekhariya ben Nisim Ya'akov
Subject (Topic): Ketubah --Afghanistan --Herat
Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)

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