Description: I'm a picker, and when I see something cool & unusual that I've never seen before I buy it - that was the case with this. Because I've never seen this before, I put it on antiquers (dot) com, and this is what some of the people on the forum told me below. This is a 1919 ketubbah from At Ayoub,Morocco. Ketubbahs are traditionally written in aramaic, hence the difficulty in deciphering. The script is called solitreo and was common among mughrabi Jews. Also, notice the tughra-like rabbi's signature - common in ottoman and formerly ottoman territories. I still haven't looked up the size of the Jewish community there to determine if it's rare, but either way, it's a pretty find. The bridegroom, by the way, was Moshe Abitbol, the bride Simha Zohar. Quite a ketubah - congrats. - ------ Assyrians and Kurdi Jews still use aramaic, but yes, it's mostly reserved for talmud study and rituals. I have studied some talmud, but in fact once you are familiar with the format of the ketubbah, as it's a ritual contract, you don't need to understand the language. You simply go to the imaginary dotted lines where the date,the place, and the names are. There is still some research involved after that, as Hebrew town name spellings can be very challenging to match with local language spellings. Most Hebrew speakers won't be able to read or understand this type of ketubahs - it's like reading a medieval manuscript for English speakers. There are traditional groups (sephardi and maghrebi Jews) who preserve the usage of solitreo, but mostly it's gone. Note - It will be Fragile Packed and shipped by UPS $650obo ! PLEASE READ MY FEEDBACK AND BUY WITHOUT WORRIES!
Price: 650 USD
Location: Hollywood, Florida
End Time: 2024-11-28T00:30:47.000Z
Shipping Cost: 22 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Religion: Judaism
Country/Region of Manufacture: Morocco
