Ketubah : Dupnit's'a, Bulgaria, 1798, June 27

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Title: Ketubah : Dupnit's'a, Bulgaria, 1798, June 27
Published / Created: 1798 June 27
Publication Place: Dupnit's'a, Bulgaria
Abstract: Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 13th of Tamuz 5558 at Dupnitsah (1798). The text is in two columns, with a third section of text below. The right column contains the terms of the marriage (kidushin) and the left column, the terms of the betrothal (erushin). Both are signed by the same three witnesses. The bottom section contains text enumerating the dowry. A gold border and decorations are partially worn off.
Description: Bridegroom: Efrayim ben ha-manoah ...?
Extent: 1 l.
50 x 35 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: Autographs
Illustrations
Ketubahs
Manuscripts
Subject (Geographic): Dupnit's'a (Bulgaria) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Topic): Ketubah --Bulgaria --Dupnit's'a
Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)

Access: Public
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