Plaque for Babylonian museum

Yamain  Moshi Shasha was born in Bagdhad, one of seven children.
Except for a trip to England and several trips to Lebanon, he lived
all his life in Bagdhad.
His wife Messouda, whose maiden name was Aboudi, also lived
her entire life in Bagdhad except for several trips to Lebanon.

Yamain was a merchant importing cotton piece goods from Manchester,
selling them throughout Iraq and through agents in Iran, and exporting
various products from these countries to England.
He was a man devoted his family consisting of eight children 
and to his business.
Messouda was devoted to her husband and to her children and supervised
her household with the aid of a team of servants.
Their social life consisted of observing Jewish holidays and visiting
family and friends.
Very often, she was the power behind the throne getting her way by
having her husband say what she wanted to say herself.

Life for this family, as well as other Jewish families in Bagdhad during
the period up to the 1930s, was by and large tranquil and happy.