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Mūsā b. Abī l-Ḥayy Khalīla

بيانات التعريف

Gender
Male
Dates
Active dates
1 يونيو 1054–1097 CE
Social roles
  • Jewish community member
  • Merchant
Other name
Abū ʿImrān

Description / Bio

Trader associated with the Nahray b. Nissim group. Probably born in Ifrīqiya, he settled in Alexandria and was temporarily in Fustat. Held the title of Segullat (ha-Yeshiva), i.e. "Treasure" (of the Academy).

Sasha Batz Stern, Matthew Dudley, Alan Elbaum, Pratima Gopalakrishnan, Marina Rustow, and Ksenia Ryzhova, "Mūsā b. Abī l-Ḥayy Khalīla," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/musa-b-abi-l-hayy-khalila/, accessed February 8, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/musa-b-abi-l-hayy-khalila/