Ketubah : Isfahan, Iran, 1856, April 17

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Title: Ketubah : Isfahan, Iran, 1856, April 17
Contributor: David Yitshak
Eliyahu Sha'ul
Matitiyahu Shalom
Rahel bat Shelomoh
Sha'ul Binyamin
Shelomoh ben Eliyahu
Yehezk'el ben Mashiah
Yeshu'ah ben Shemu'el
Published / Created: 1856 April 17
Publication Place: Isfahan, Iran
Abstract: 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.
Witnesses: Shelomoh ben Eliyahu, David Yitshak, Sha'ul Binyamin, [?] Aharon, Eliyahu Sha'ul, Matitiyahu Shalom, Yeshu'ah ben Shemu'el (scribe).
Extent: 1 l.
95 x 71 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): 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
Yeshu'ah ben Shemu'el
Subject (Topic): Ketubah --Iran --Isfahan
Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)

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