The contract is signed by two witnesses, whose signatures are only partially decipherable at this stage. <\/p>
The total dowry, including the amount brought by the bride into the marriage and the addition made by the groom, is 40 Litrin of pure silver [ליטרין של כסף צרוף].<\/p>" }, { "label": "Former Owner(s)", "value": "Gaster, Moses 1856-1939" }, { "label": "Alternative Identifier(s)", "value": "Gaster 1655" }, { "label": "Decoration", "value": "The text is in a full floral border. Within the inner edges of the border runs an inscription in larger characters (a blessing in Aramaic and the biblical verses Ruth 4:11, Proverbs 19:14 and Psalm 128:6. On upper section of the floral border, there is a the inscription \"שדי / ברכנו ונחיח\", with a crown on top, and a family emblem on each sides: a shield with two rampant lions facing each other with a tree in the centre (right); a shield with a lion extending its tongue and a black bird sitting on top of its head (left). The crown and the shield are surrounded by a cartouche, which contains biblical quotes (Proverbs 5:18 and 18:22) and an Aramaic blessing." }, { "label": "Acquisition", "value": "Acquired by The John Rylands Library from the heirs of Moses Gaster in 1954." }, { "label": "Title", "value": "Ketubah" }, { "label": "Layout", "value": "
Long line with 22 written lines. Lead pencil ruling.<\/p>" }, { "label": "Funding", "value": "" }, { "label": "Date of Creation", "value": "Wednesday 5 Marḥeshṿan 5423 [= 18 October 1662]" }, { "label": "Origin Place", "value": "Pesaro, Italy" }, { "label": "Origin", "value": "
Produced in Pesaro, Italy, on Wednesday 5 Marḥeshṿan 5423 [= 18 October 1662].<\/p>" }, { "label": "Script", "value": "
Revised by Zsófia Buda.<\/p>" }, { "label": "Alternative Title(s)", "value": "כתובה; Marriage contract" }, { "label": "Language(s)", "value": "Hebrew and Aramaic" }, { "label": "Physical Location", "value": "The John Rylands Library" }, { "label": "Extent", "value": "1 sheet Leaf height: 685 mm, width: 590 mm." }, { "label": "Classmark", "value": "Gaster Hebrew MS 1655" }, { "label": "Abstract", "value": "
Ketubah of Hannah bat Judah Beer and Eliezer Hayyim ben Joseph Baruch of Urbino; dated Pesaro, Wednesday 5 Ḥesṿan 5423. The document is written on a membrane of gevil.<\/p>" }, { "label": "Collection", "value": "Hebrew Manuscripts" }, { "label": "Bibliography", "value": "