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Marriage contract of Haji Maryam Baygum and Haj Sadiq, 1862
Marriage contract of Haji Maryam Baygum, the daughter of Aqa Sayyid Ismaʻil, and Haj Sadiq, the son of Aqa ʻAbd Allah from Kirman. The mahr is twenty two tumans and five thousand dinars. The bride has the following conditions: her husband should take her to Mashhad and pay the costs and it is also his duty to pay for her burial in Mashhad.
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Letter from Mahd-i ‘Ulya to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1863
Includes greetings and talks about her well-being, Niyavaran's weather, seeing Tuman Aqa and Turan Aqa, sending the turbat via Mulk Ara, and asks Nasir al-Din Shah to respond to the petition of the daughters of the Mashhad Friday Prayer Imam regarding the hardship they have endured after Mirza ‘Askari's death
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Settlement of Baygum Jan Khanum with her sons, 1873
Prior to this, Baygum Jan Khanum had settled with her two sons, Haji Sayyid Muhammad and Haji Sayyid Abu al-Qasim, over her share of inheritance from her late husband, Haji Mir Kazim, and also over her share of inheritance from Haji Mir Hasan. Now, after some disputes, another settlement is made between them and the sons are required to financially support Baygum Jan Khanum as long as she lives, take her on a pilgrimage to Karbala’ and Mashhad, and pay for her funeral and burial costs. Moreover, she can take hold of her household furnishings, including bedding, carpets, kitchenware, and...
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‘Abd al-Karim's will, 1895
The will of ‘Abd al-Karim Sahib Dihdashti, the merchant from Shiraz and son of Muhammad Ibrahim Dihdashti the merchant. He has appointed the following four people as the executors of his will and as the guardians for his underage children: Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali (son of Haj Zayn al-‘Abidin Shirazi the merchant), his [‘Abd al-Karim's] wife (daughter of Mirza Muhammad Riza Dihdashti the merchant), Haj Sayyid Isma‘il Shabankarah the merchant (son of Sayyid ‘Ali Shabankarah and resident of Bushihr), and Haj Ghulam ‘Ali Bihbahani the merchant (son of Mashhadi Riza the merchant). ‘Abd al-Karim has...
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Mulla Yaʻqub and friends
From left: Ibrahim Murdikhay [Mordekhai], Ishaq Barukh, Mulla Yaʻqub Murdikhay [Mordekhai].
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Marriage contract of Murvarid and Aqa Yahya, 1854
Marriage contract between Murvarid, daughter of Haji ʻAli and Aqa Yahya, son of Mulla Yaʻqub on 5 May 1854.
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Ketubah of Murvarid and Yahuda, 5613 [1853]
Marriage contract of Murvarid, daughter of Nisim, and Yahuda, son of Yaʻkuv [Yaʻkov] in 5613 [1853].
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Ketubah of Istir [Esther] and Yaʻkov, 5465 [1885]
Marriage contract of Istir [Esther] (Sahib Jan Khanum), daughter of Binjamin and Yaʻkuv [Yaʻkov], son of Yahuda
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Marriage contract of Jan Jan Khanum and ʻAbd al-Karim, 1875
Marriage contract of Jan Jan Khanum, daughter of Aqa Yahya and ʻAbd al-Karim, son of Muhammad Yusuf in 1875.
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Jami's Yusuf and Zulaykha, [1853]
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