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Or 12377 M
- Record Id:
- 032-003450684
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- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 12377 M
- Title:
- Ketubah, 1776
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
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- Hierarchy:
- 032-003450684
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
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- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_12377_M (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Hebrew
Jewish Babylonian Aramaic - Scripts:
- Hebrew
- Start Date:
- 1776
- End Date:
- 1776
- Date Range:
- 1776
- Calendar:
- Hebrew
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
Or 12377 M
Ketubah, 1776
Contents
Jewish marriage contract dated 1776, Ancona.
Language(s): Hebrew, Jewish Babalonia Aramaic
ff. 1r-1vTitle: כתובהTitle: KetubahThe bridegroom is Moses Michael ben Judah of Ascoli (משה מיכאל ... בן ... יהודא מאסקולי), the bride is Esther bat Jeshua Shabtai of Ascoli (אסתר ... בת ... יהושע שבתי מאסקולי ). Witnesses: שמשון בן יוסף מורפורגו, ויעקב חיים פאציפיקו.
חמשת אלפים וחמש מאות ושלשים ושש לבריאת עולם ... כאן אנקונא ... על כיף ימא ועל נהרי אספי ופיומישינו.
Physical Description
Parchment sheet of the 18th century.Form: leafMaterial: parchmentSupport:Extent: 1 sheetDimensions (leaf): 593 × 454 mm.Condition
Usage stains, folding lines.
Layout
Columns:1
Written lines: 37
24 lines of square script followed by 13 lines of cursive script.
Hand(s)
Italian Hebrew square and cursive script of the 18th century.
Decoration
Double full border: inner border with floral motifs and animals, outer border with floral motifs and the Zodiac signs in medallions. On the top a crown formed from leaves; on the bottom, an image of Jerusalem with the caption: אם אשכחך ירושלים תשכח ימיני (Ps. 137:5). In colours.
Binding
In melinex. In a box with 18 other documents.
History
Origin: 1776 Italy (Ancona)Provenance and Acquisition
Moses Gaster (b. 1856, d. 1939), scholar and rabbi: his manuscript, Cod. G. 1658; 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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Surrogates
http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_12377_M (digital images currently unavailable)
Bibliography
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