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Ketubah : [Binswangen (Dillingen an der Donau, Germany)], [7 September 1786].
כתובה : [בינזוואנגין, גרמניה],
Library at the Katz Center - Archives Room Manuscript CAJS Rar Ms 564a
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- Format:
- Manuscript
- Language:
- Aramaic
- Hebrew
- Subjects (All):
- Mosheh ben Shemuʼel Yaʻaḳov, (Binswangen (Dillingen an der Donau, Germany))--Marriage.
- Leʼah bat Juda, (Binswangen (Dillingen an der Donau, Germany))--Marriage.
- Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law).
- Ketubah--Specimens.
- Ketubah.
- Jews--Germany--Binswangen (Dillingen an der Donau)--18th century--History--Sources.
- Jews.
- Binswangen (Dillingen an der Donau, Germany)--Religious life and customs.
- Binswangen (Dillingen an der Donau, Germany).
- Local Subjects:
- Mosheh ben Shemuʼel Yaʻaḳov, (Binswangen (Dillingen an der Donau, Germany))--Marriage.
- Leʼah bat Juda, (Binswangen (Dillingen an der Donau, Germany))--Marriage.
- Genre:
- ketubahs.
- autographs (manuscripts)
- Manuscripts, European.
- Penn Provenance:
- Sold by Winner's Auctions (Jerusalem), Auction 121 (May 20, 2020) item 404.
- Physical Description:
- 1 leaf : paper ; 228 x 184 (120 x 180) mm.
- Contained In:
- Binswangen (Dillingen an der Donau) Community Documents.
- Place of Publication:
- [7 September 1786].
- [י"ד אלול תקמ"ו].
- Language Note:
- In Aramaic and Hebrew.
- Summary:
- This is a manuscript ketubah (Jewish marriage contract) written and signed on Thursday, 14 Elul 5546 (September 7, 1786) in Binswangen, Germany, for the marriage of Mosheh, son of Shemuʼel Yaʻaḳov (formerly the chazzan and community halakhic decisor; "ש"ץ ומ"ץ פה יא'") to Leʼah bat Juda (not her first marriage; "אורמלתא"); document unadorned, with two witness signatures and the groom's signature below text. Ketubah text written in 12 long lines in an 18th century Ashkenazic cursive script; final line written mostly in a square script. Document previously folded in eight parts (center fold partially torn).
- Cited as:
- UPenn CAJS Rar Ms 564a.
- OCLC:
- 1331439300
- Access Restriction:
- Access to this item is subject to staff review.
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