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Talmud for Scribes meets on Mondays. Sometimes we just learn pieces of Talmud of interest to scribes, and sometimes we learn other interesting rabbinic texts about scribing. This week and last, we've been looking at a ketubah text, from a wedding which took place in Tunisia in 1953. It's written in a Sephardic cursive hand, both pretty and difficult to read if you're not used to it - and the text is very interesting. This is a scan of the text, and this is almost a full transcription.
The text is very interesting:
* The wedding date is given in Gregorian, Hebrew, and Hijrah
* The bride and groom's names are French, not Hebrew, but they are given as "son of," "daughter of," like a Hebrew name. They're also identified by their mothers' names as well as fathers' names, their Gregorian birthdays, and (I think) place of birth, place of residence, and something that might be occupation but I can't quite tell.
* The amounts are given in francs, and are quite substantial amounts. I understand that this kind of realistic approach is common among Sephardim.
* The paper is stamped, like a receipt for a secular document might be. There's a 30F stamp and a 120F one, as well as Protectorate of Tunisia watermarks, and some official rabbinate stamps.
The text is very interesting:
* The wedding date is given in Gregorian, Hebrew, and Hijrah
* The bride and groom's names are French, not Hebrew, but they are given as "son of," "daughter of," like a Hebrew name. They're also identified by their mothers' names as well as fathers' names, their Gregorian birthdays, and (I think) place of birth, place of residence, and something that might be occupation but I can't quite tell.
* The amounts are given in francs, and are quite substantial amounts. I understand that this kind of realistic approach is common among Sephardim.
* The paper is stamped, like a receipt for a secular document might be. There's a 30F stamp and a 120F one, as well as Protectorate of Tunisia watermarks, and some official rabbinate stamps.
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