Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Sharaf Aqa and Mulla Lutf Allah, 1928

Marriage contract of Sharaf Aqa and Mulla Lutf Allah, 1928

Marriage contract of Sharaf Aqa, the daughter of Aqa Sayyid Mahdi, and Mulla Lutf Allah, the son of Mulla Aqa Mirza. The mahr is twenty six tumans, a Qur’an (valued at one tuman), two-sixths of their house of residence, a portion of land, a set of bedding from Isfahan, some copperware from Isfahan, a rug, and a piece of clothing for a wedding. The above items, except the Qur’an and the money, amount to a total of forty five tumans, which remains the groom’s debt. The note on the margin says: the house, the land, the copperware, and the rug were settled for thirty five tumans and the rest remains the groom’s debt. Of thirty seven tumans and fifty shahis, ten tumans is for the cost of the wedding and twenty six tumans and fifty shahis remains the groom’s debt. Also, one tuman of that amount is for the Qur’an.

Item Details

  • Date 28 August 1928
  • Dimensions 24 x 13 cm
  • Collections ‘Ali Asghar Mirkhalaf
  • Repository ‘Ali Asghar Mirkhalaf Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 19 July 2016
  • Last Edited 16 September 2016
  • Record no. 15159A1
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