Ketubah : Tetouan, Morocco, 1815, July 12

Published/Created:

Tetouan, Morocco
1815 July 12

Physical Description:

1 l.
color illustration
39 x 29 cm.

Notes:

Bridegroom: Shem Tov ben Avraham ben Shem Tov ben Yosef ha-Levi.
Bride: 'Alia bat Yosef ben Ya'akov ben Yosef Ben-Gigi.
Witnesses: Menahem Nahon; Mosheh ha-Levi.

Abstract:

Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated the fouth of Tamuz 5575 (1815 July 12) at Tetuan. Intricate floral border including two birds and a vase above a calligraphed passage with good wishes for the bride and groom. Text framed by a horseshoe arch. The text includes an additional clause obligating the groom not to take a second wife and not to move the family to another city without the wife�s consent.

Topics:

Ketubah --Morocco --Tetouan
Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)

Topics:

Tetouan (Morocco) --Religious life and customs

Topics:

Ben-Gigi, 'Alia bat Yosef ben Ya'akov ben Yosef
ha-Levi, Mosheh
ha-Levi, Shem Tov ben Avraham ben Shem Tov ben Yosef
Nahon, Menahem

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 181 (Oversize)

Folder:

Box 1

Orbis Record:

8504839

Yale Collection:

Beinecke Library

Digital Collection:

General Collection, BRBL, Yale University

oid pointer:

1265497

Extent of digitization:

Complete work digitized.

OID:

2064477

PID:

digcoll:3591211