Ketubah : Ahashapah, Yemen, [1829?]

Published/Created:

Ahashapah, Yemen
[1829?]

Physical Description:

1 l.
color illustrations
26 x 18 cm.

Notes:

Bridegroom: Yitshak ben 'Ezrah.
Bride: Sham'ah? banat Nahum.
Witnesses: Gamil ben Yahya, Levi ben Yisahar?.

Abstract:

Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on paper, dated the 5th day of Heshvan [...] at Ahashapah ([1829?]). The upper third of the document consists of blessings for the bride and groom written in Hebrew block words. The lower part of the document consists of the ketubah text written in semi-block letters. The paper has worm holes.

Topics:

Ketubah --Yemen --Ahasphapah
Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)

Topics:

Ahashapah (Yemen) --Religious life and customs

Topics:

Gamil ben Yahya
Levi ben Yisahar
Sham'ah banat Nahum
Yitshak ben 'Ezrah

Language:

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

Genre:

Autographs
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 30 (Oversize)

Orbis Record:

9060039

Yale Collection:

Beinecke Library

Digital Collection:

General Collection, BRBL, Yale University

oid pointer:

1289230

Extent of digitization:

Complete work digitized.

OID:

2067523

PID:

digcoll:4366875