Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Collection of Ketubot and a Marriage Document - Yemen, 18th, 19th and 20th Centuries - Signatures of Yemenite Rabbis
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Eight handwritten ketubot and a marriage document. With many signatures of Yemenite rabbis. Yemen, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
• Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Yichye son of Yichye al-Tzaadi, to the bride Badra daughter of Avraham Elgamal. Sanaa, 1793. Signed by Yemenite rabbis: R. Shlomo son of R. Yeshua and R. Yichye son of R. David Mishreqi. On the verso, inscription pertaining to the dowry, signed by the same rabbis.
• Ketubah for Suleiman son of Yehuda al-Haraz and his wife Ghazal daughter of Yosef Korach, replacing their original ketubah which was falling apart. Sanaa, 16th Tevet 1822. Signed by the rabbis of Yemen: R. Yosef son of R. Shalom Alqareh, R. Avraham son of R. Aharon Manzeli and R. Yichye son of R. Shlomo Abyadh. Inscription regarding dowry on verso of ketubah, signed by the same rabbis.
• Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Chaim son of Musa son of Yosef al-Ozeri, to the bride Rumia daughter of Salam son of Harun al-Iraqi. Sanaa, 1867. Signed by R. Sa'id son of R. Salam Pinchas and R. Suleiman son of R. Yosef Alqareh. Inscription regarding dowry with additional signatures on verso of ketubah.
• Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Yichye son of Salam and the bride Lulwa daughter of Salam Karnan. Jewish neighborhood of Yarim, 1869. Signed by R. Chaim son of R. Salam Jamal and R. Avraham son of R. Avraham Maabari.
• Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Salam son of Yichye Habshoush to the bride Lulwa daughter of Chaim son of Harun al-Iraqi. Sanaa, 1876. Signed by R. Sa'id son of Avraham Mishreqi and R. Avraham son of Salam Shemmen. Inscription regarding dowry on verso of ketubah, with the same signatures.
• Levirate ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Musi son of Yaakov, to Mrs. Sa'ida daughter of Salam Yehuda, wife of the groom's late brother Avraham. Kislev 1889.
• Ketubah related document. [Sanaa], 1905. Signed by the dayanim of Sanaa: R. Aharon HaKohen and R. Yichye Musi Yitzchak.
• Ketubah, torn and lacking (only upper half remains), recording the marriage of the groom Yehuda son of Da'ud son of Yichye son of R. Yosef Pinchas Katz, to the bride Hamama daughter of Chaim son of Harun son of Musa al-Iraqi Katz. 1900. Inscription regarding dowry on verso, signed by R. Avraham son of R. Tzalach and R. Chaim son of R. Yichye HaKohen al-Iraqi.
• Ketubah recording the marriage of Menashe son of David to the bride Ghazal al-Kahlani (tear in ketubah, affecting full name of the bride and her father). 1930.
8 ketubot and one marriage document. Size and condition vary.
• Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Yichye son of Yichye al-Tzaadi, to the bride Badra daughter of Avraham Elgamal. Sanaa, 1793. Signed by Yemenite rabbis: R. Shlomo son of R. Yeshua and R. Yichye son of R. David Mishreqi. On the verso, inscription pertaining to the dowry, signed by the same rabbis.
• Ketubah for Suleiman son of Yehuda al-Haraz and his wife Ghazal daughter of Yosef Korach, replacing their original ketubah which was falling apart. Sanaa, 16th Tevet 1822. Signed by the rabbis of Yemen: R. Yosef son of R. Shalom Alqareh, R. Avraham son of R. Aharon Manzeli and R. Yichye son of R. Shlomo Abyadh. Inscription regarding dowry on verso of ketubah, signed by the same rabbis.
• Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Chaim son of Musa son of Yosef al-Ozeri, to the bride Rumia daughter of Salam son of Harun al-Iraqi. Sanaa, 1867. Signed by R. Sa'id son of R. Salam Pinchas and R. Suleiman son of R. Yosef Alqareh. Inscription regarding dowry with additional signatures on verso of ketubah.
• Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Yichye son of Salam and the bride Lulwa daughter of Salam Karnan. Jewish neighborhood of Yarim, 1869. Signed by R. Chaim son of R. Salam Jamal and R. Avraham son of R. Avraham Maabari.
• Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Salam son of Yichye Habshoush to the bride Lulwa daughter of Chaim son of Harun al-Iraqi. Sanaa, 1876. Signed by R. Sa'id son of Avraham Mishreqi and R. Avraham son of Salam Shemmen. Inscription regarding dowry on verso of ketubah, with the same signatures.
• Levirate ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Musi son of Yaakov, to Mrs. Sa'ida daughter of Salam Yehuda, wife of the groom's late brother Avraham. Kislev 1889.
• Ketubah related document. [Sanaa], 1905. Signed by the dayanim of Sanaa: R. Aharon HaKohen and R. Yichye Musi Yitzchak.
• Ketubah, torn and lacking (only upper half remains), recording the marriage of the groom Yehuda son of Da'ud son of Yichye son of R. Yosef Pinchas Katz, to the bride Hamama daughter of Chaim son of Harun son of Musa al-Iraqi Katz. 1900. Inscription regarding dowry on verso, signed by R. Avraham son of R. Tzalach and R. Chaim son of R. Yichye HaKohen al-Iraqi.
• Ketubah recording the marriage of Menashe son of David to the bride Ghazal al-Kahlani (tear in ketubah, affecting full name of the bride and her father). 1930.
8 ketubot and one marriage document. Size and condition vary.
Yemenite Jewry - Manuscripts, Letters and Glosses
Yemenite Jewry - Manuscripts, Letters and Glosses