MAKE A MEME View Large Image Marriage decree ('Aqd-namah).jpg en This superb document consists of a legally-binding marriage contract 'aqd-namah written in Persia Iran in 1219/1804-5 Like other Persian marriage contracts of the 19th century the document is quite ...
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Keywords: Marriage decree ('Aqd-namah).jpg en This superb document consists of a legally-binding marriage contract 'aqd-namah written in Persia Iran in 1219/1804-5 Like other Persian marriage contracts of the 19th century the document is quite imposing at almost a meter in height and its goldwork indicative of the couple's wealth At the top appears an illuminated gold heading sarloh or sar lawh containing a number of prayers to God written in red ink on a gold background On the right of the illuminated sarloh and in the right margin decorated by flower and leaf motifs painted in gold appears another invocation to God as the Light of the Heavens and the Earth ayat al-nur Qur'an 24 35 Between the illuminated prayers and the main text panel appear a number of seal impressions of the various marriage witnesses and the identification of the document as a marriage nikah certificate ascs 239 Unknown Calligrapher 1219 H / 1804-5 AD PD-Art Marriage contracts Library of Congress Arabic Persian and Ottoman calligraphy collection Persian manuscripts Persian texts Documents in Persian Marriage certificates
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