Ketubah : Tetouan, Morocco, 1815, July 12

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Title: Ketubah : Tetouan, Morocco, 1815, July 12
Contributor: 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
Published / Created: 1815 July 12
Publication Place: Tetouan, Morocco
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.
Description: Bride: 'Alia bat Yosef ben Ya'akov ben Yosef Ben-Gigi.
Bridegroom: Shem Tov ben Avraham ben Shem Tov ben Yosef ha-Levi.
Witnesses: Menahem Nahon; Mosheh ha-Levi.
Extent: 1 l.
39 x 29 cm.
color illustration
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: Hand coloring
Illustrations
Ketubahs
Manuscripts
Subject (Geographic): Tetouan (Morocco) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name): 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
Subject (Topic): Ketubah --Morocco --Tetouan
Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)

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