Ketubah : Ancona, Italy 1832, December 26

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Title: Ketubah : Ancona, Italy 1832, December 26
Contributor: Almagia, Abraham Josef
Gnigniati, Mordechai
Me'adumim, David ben Yosef Hayim Shelomoh Yehi'el
Musati, Di'amanti bat Elisha'
Published / Created: 1832 December 26
Publication Place: Ancona, Italy
Abstract: Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated the 4th of Tevet, 5593 at Ankona (1832). The top of the document is scalloped and below the upper border is a stylized oval that contains blessings for the bride and groom. The text consists of two parts. Above, in Italian block letters is the marriage contract, and below, written in Hebrew script are the betrothal conditions (tena'im). Each section signed by the same two witnesses. The text is surrounded by a colorful floral border with two large birds at the top.
Description: Bride: Di'amanti bat Elisha' Musati.
Bridegroom: David ben ha-manoah Yosef Hayim Shelomoh Yehi'el Me'adumim [de Rossi].
Witness: Avraham Yosef 'Almi'a.
Witness: Mordekhai Ni'ani'ati.
Extent: 1 l.
66 x 46 cm.
color illustrations
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Hebrew
Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE); Imperial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)

Format: mixed material
Genre: Autographs
Illustrations
Ketubahs
Manuscripts
Marginalia
Subject (Geographic): Italy --Ancona --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name): Almagia, Abraham Josef
Gnigniati, Mordechai
Me'adumim, David ben Yosef Hayim Shelomoh Yehi'el
Musati, Di'amanti bat Elisha'
Subject (Topic): Ketubah --Italy --Ancona
Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)

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