Ketubot of the Sephardic Diaspora

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Damascus, Syria, 1912

Bride: Bahyah
Groom: Shelomoh Salim
Tuesday, 10 Tamuz 5672 (June 25, 1912)
On paper

The names of the bride and groom and other key words in the contract are in large Hebrew block letters. The rest of the text is in a Sephardic cursive hand. The text is framed by a multi-colored floral design which may be stenciled.

A full size, readable image of this Ketubah is available by following this link to the Beinecke's Digital Image Collection



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