Legal document: UPenn E 16509

Description

Ketubba (marriage contract). Location: Rashīd. Dating: Although it is extremely damaged, a year is legible in line 2 as 548_ / 5408 / or 5418 AM which provides a feasible range of dates: 1647-1648, 1657-1658, 1719-1728 CE. The ketubba has an ornate, colorful border. Witnesses include Aharon Ṭawīl, whose name, perplexingly, appears twice, the same is true for the other two signatures: Moshe Qe__[?],and Yiṣḥaq Fevera[?]. Needs further examination. NB: There may be a Goitein index card that has been misplaced.