Ketubah : [November 29, 1931]; כתובה :[כ' כסלו, תרצ"ב]

Alternate Title:

Ketubah : Izmir

Contributor:

Naḥum, Binyamin (witness); Ḳaṭan, Bekhor Yitsḥaḳ (signer); Tatikian, G. (printer)

Date:

1931

Description:

Printed ketubah form in golden ink with manuscript standard ketubah text in black ink in Aramaic and Hebrew in Sephardic semi-cursive script. Decorative columns and illustrations with verses from Scripture and words of blessing in Hebrew in square letters above ketubah text. Blanks with Turkish labels completed with ms. Turkish names (Menahem Kohen, Luna) and dates (29/11/931) in the middle left of the form, with the oval stamp of Kolelot Yehude Izmir. At top right of form is round stamp of Bet Din Tsedeḳ Y.B. Ts., Izmir, with ms. notation signed by Bekhor Yitsḥaḳ Ḳaṭan. Wedding took place on the night of 20 Kisleṿ 5692 (29 Nov. 1931), in Izmir, Turkey. Groom's signature (first name only) in roman script between witness signatures. Form printed by G. Tatikian, Izmir, Turkey, with ms. enumeration No. 471.

Language:

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

Provenance:

Sold at auction at Sotheby's, from the estate of Shlomo Moussaieff, 20 Dec. 2017, lot 112.; Moussaieff, Shlomo, former owner.

Subject:

Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law); Ketubah -- Turkey -- İzmir -- Specimens; Ketubah; Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law) -- Specimens; Marriage (Jewish law); Kohen, Menahem ben Shimʻon Marriage; Luna bat Shabtai Mizraḥi Marriage

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

ketubahs; marriage certificates; blank forms; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 leaf : paper, illustrations; 61.7 X 46.4 cm

Geographic Subject:

Turkey -- İzmir; İzmir (Turkey)

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

The wedding took place on the Second day [Sun. night] of the week, 20th day of the month of Kisleṿ in the year 5692 [29 Nov. 1931] in the city of Izmir. The groom is Menaḥem ha-Kohen, called Bekhor, H.y.ṿ., ben k. ha-R. Shimʻon ha-Kohen, n. ʻE. The bride is Luna bat k. ha-R. Shabtai Mizraḥi, H.y.ṿ. Witnesses: Bekhor Yosif [?]; Binyamin Naḥum.; Foxing. Light stains with no loss of text.; Turkish, Aramaic, and Hebrew (Sephardic semi-cursive)

Physical Location:

Library at the Katz Center, Rare Book Manuscripts, CAJS Rar Ms 473