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Or 12377 C
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- Format:
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- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 12377 C
- Title:
- Ketubah, 1829
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- Oriental Manuscripts
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- Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
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- Record Type (Level):
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- Extent:
- 1 sheet
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- Languages:
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Jewish Babylonian Aramaic - Scripts:
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- Start Date:
- 1829
- End Date:
- 1829
- Date Range:
- 1829
- Calendar:
- Hebrew
- Era:
- CE
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Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
Or 12377 C
Ketubah, 1829
Contents
Jewish marriage contract dated 1829, Hasköy, Istanbul.
Language(s): Hebrew, Jewish Babalonia Aramaic
ff. 1r-1vTitle: כתובהTitle: KetubahThe bridegroom is Menahem Hayyim ben Judah (מנחם חיים בכ"ר יאודה), the bride is Rahel bat Moses Nash (רחל ... בת ... משה נאשי), the witnesses: יאודה בן חיים, משה בן ששון, חיים מזרחי.
חמשת אלפים וחמש מאות ושמונים ותשע ... כאן בכפר פירי פאשא הסמוך לקושטנדינא.
Above the main text in gold letters quote from Proverbs 18:22: מצא אשה מצא טוב.
Physical Description
Paper sheet of the 19th century.Form: leafMaterial: paperSupport:Extent: 1 sheetDimensions (leaf): 740 × 510 mm.Condition
Layout
Columns:1
Ruled lines: 14
Hand(s)
Oriental Hebrew cursive script of the 19th century.
Decoration
Full border with floral motifs, mostly rose buds, in colours and gold.
Binding
In melinex. In a box with 18 other documents.
History
Origin: 1829 Turkey (Hasköy, Istambul)Provenance and Acquisition
M. Gaster's note on the verso: 'Brought for me from Cairo, presented to my by Bensala(?) 14. v. 819 Manchester' (probably 14 May 1899).
Moses Gaster (b. 1856, d. 1939), scholar and rabbi: his manuscript, Cod. G. 1686; purchased by the British Museum from him on 12 April, 1924.
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on the online catalogue of the National Library of Israel.Availability
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http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_12377_C (digital images currently unavailable)
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