Geniza Lab

Fragment from the end of a ketuba. Signed by Moshe b. Sai'd, Yeshua b. Mevur[akh], Aharon b. [...]. AA

A small strip from a ketuba. The groom's name is Fetahya. Remnants from the divorce clause is visible. On verso few words from a beginning of a legal deed. AA

Marriage contract, upper right portion, between Yosef b. Mawhūb and Sittān bt. Mevasser b. Yeshuʿa, written in Tyre, dated (not completely legibly) from the destruction of the Temple, along with blessings and pious wishes for the redemption of Israel. The text is a Hebrew rendition of an Aramaic-Palestinian-style marriage contract. Items in the dowry list include gold coins, earrings and a wristband. The brother of the bride, Yeshuʿa b. Mevasser, acts as her agent and representative. Dating: 11th century. On verso is the beginning of Kitāb ḥudūd al-bulūgh wa-l-idrāk (Treatise on the attainment of majority), possibly by Shemuʾel b. Ḥofni. (Information from CUDL)

Legal document; marriage document. Three unrelated texts: Two contracts (ketubah and deed of sale) and a commentary on Genesis 12. Fol. 1: commentary on Genesis 12. Fol. 2: deed of sale? ‘Imrān is mentioned. Looks like the hand of Avraham b. Nathan Av (or Hillel b. Eli). Fol. 3: Small and damaged fragment from a ketuba. On verso remains of color decoration. Hebrew, Aramaic, Judeo-Arabic. AA

Torn and damaged fragment of a kettubah, night be written by Yosef b. Shmuel Halevi, but the script is too damage to ascertain. AA

Bottom part from a ketuba. Only the end of the dowry list is preserved and partial signatures. AA

Small fragment from a ketubah with few items from the dowry list. AA

Minute fragment from a ketubah contains mostly part from the dowry list. AA

A formula of a ketubah. AA

Fragment from the bottom of a ketubah. The bride's name is Sitt al-Tana ben (!) Elazar. Part from the monogamy clause is preserved. AA

Fragment from the bottom part of a ketubah with partial signatures and a qiyyum - approval of the signatures. The groom name is Natan. Signed by Yosef Hakohen b. Moshe, Tahor Halevi b. [...]. The qiyyum is signed by [...] b. Zadoq, [...] Halevi b. Nethanel. AA

Fragment from a Karaite ketubba for Sitt al-Faḍl and Judah. Ca. 11th century. Olszowy-Schlanger (1998:375) notes that the additional marriage payment of 13 dinars is one of the smallest listed in Karaite marriage contracts. (Information from CUDL)

Minute fragment from a ketubba. Only few words have preserved, among them part from the monogamy clause. AA

Minute fragment from a top of a ketubba. Only few words from the commonly found opening praises have survived. AA

Ketubba of Tujjār marrying Ḥalfon; on verso trousseau list. (Information from CUDL)

Small fragment from a ketubah by Halfon b. Menashshe Halevi, only part of the dowry list is preserved. JA. AA

Minute fragment from a ketubah. Only few words preserved. AA

Minute fragment, only partial words preserved, in a large square letters. It seems to be from a ketubah, but too little text remains. AA

Minute fragment from a ketubah. Only few words from the dowry list preserved. AA

Minute fragment from a ketubah. Few words preserved. The groom is Yosef b. Nehemia (נחמיא). AA