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Abū l-Ṭāhir (Qaṣr Ibrīm)

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Corresponded with the Nubian eparch Uruwī. Uruwī addresses the younger man with the term of endearment "my son." Abū l-Ṭāhir is possibly a Muslim merchant operating in Upper Egypt / Lower Nubia. Abū l-Ṭāhir had a companion named Ibrāhīm. His mother traveled at some point and had a lantern that was to be conveyed to Abū l-Ṭāhir.

Pratima Gopalakrishnan and Marina Rustow, "Abū l-Ṭāhir (Qaṣr Ibrīm)," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/abu-l-tahir/, accessed June 30, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/abu-l-tahir/