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As we see from many Gemaros in our maseches, men often added extra to the kesuvah to demonstrate how beloved their bride was in their eyes.
Once, a chosson wrote the correct amount on the actual kesubah, but on the back added a sentence, “I am adding on an additional 500 gold pieces beyond that which is written on the front of this paper. The entire sum of comes to 1000 gold pieces.”
We review the “tosefes Kesubah” and the archeology of the language of the kesubah from ancient Mesopotamia through the Middle ages with the money clause in Ashkenaz.