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Collection ID: 0002 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

CAJS Rar Ms 465 Marriage contract

Title

Marriage contract

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Call number

CAJS Rar Ms 465
(420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106-3703, University of Pennsylvania, Library at the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies)

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Publisher

University of Pennsylvania

Language

Aramaic and Hebrew

Origin

Date
5633 (1873)

Summary

Manuscript ketubah with standard ketubah text in black ink in Aramaic and Hebrew in Sephardic semi-cursive script with floral decorations around the text. Decorative border in gouache with colorful floral and geometric patterns and verses from Scripture in block Hebrew print in the supporting columns: verse from Proverbs (18:22) enclosed in top border; abridged verse from Ruth (4:11) in right border; verse from Genesis (27:28) and abridged verse from Ruth (4:12) in left border. Wedding took place on 14 Nisan 5633 (11 April 1873), in Tiberias, Israel.

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Extent

1 leaf : 33 X 41 cm

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Paper

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