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ʿAlam

بيانات التعريف

Gender
Female
Dates
Active dates
1137 CE
Social role
  • Enslaved person

Description / Bio

Nubian enslaved woman who was sold in 1137 CE by Sitt al-Milāḥ to Abū Zikrī Yaḥyā. (Information from PGP and Craig Perry, Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt, Appendix 1, no. 10)

Matthew Dudley, "ʿAlam," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/alam-4/, accessed February 9, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/alam-4/