Marriage contract of Saltanat, the daughter of Haj ʻAbd Allah, and Muhammad Ibrahim Bayg, the son of Zabih Allah, dated May 15, 1915. The mahr is 160 tumans and includes: the use of water from two sources worth 50 tumans, one third of a garden's profits worth 20 tumans, a house located where the groom lives worth five tumans, two outfits worth ten tumans, a set of bedding worth five tumans, a carpet worth ten tumans, three mans [each man is three kilograms] of copper worth eight tumans, sheep worth 12 tumans, and 40 tumans in cash. The wife, Saltanat Khanum, has settled part of the marriage...
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