Ketubah : Herat, Afghanistan, 1851, June 12

Published/Created:

Herat, Afghanistan
1851 June 12

Physical Description:

1 l.
color illustration
55 x 43 cm.

Notes:

Bride: Shoshanah bat Eliyahu.
Bridegroom: Shim'on ben Yehudah.
Witnesses: Zekhariya ben Nisim Ya'akov, Binyamim David ben [?] Kohen, and others.

Abstract:

Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on paper, dated 12th of Sivan 5611 (1851) at Herat. Document has slight tears but does not affect text. A multicolored floral rectangular border surrounds the ketubah. Above the ketubah text are blessings for the bride and groom and biblical quotations relating to marriage. There are names of six witnesses within the six circles at the bottom of the text.

Topics:

Ketubah --Afghanistan --Herat
Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)

Topics:

Herat (Afghanistan) --Religious life and customs

Topics:

Matityahu ben Shemu'el
Shim'on ben Yehudah
Shoshanah bat Eliyahu
Zekhariya ben Nisim Ya'akov

Language:

Hebrew
Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE); Imperial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)

Genre:

Hand coloring
Illustrations
Ketubahs
Manuscripts

Format:

Mixed Material

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Public

Digital:

Art of the Ketubah

Call Number:

Hebrew MSS Suppl 1 1 (Broadside)

Orbis Record:

8448742

Yale Collection:

Beinecke Library

Digital Collection:

General Collection, BRBL, Yale University

oid pointer:

1162026

Extent of digitization:

Complete work digitized.

OID:

2040849

PID:

digcoll:3509033