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Ṣāf

بيانات التعريف

Gender
Male
Dates
Active dates
23 يوليو 1161 CE
Social role
  • Enslaved person

Description / Bio

Enslaved man (ghulām) mentioned in a legal document from 1161 CE in which he contributed a donation to the widow of Bunyān(?) b. Durra(?). (Information from PGP and Craig Perry, Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt, Appendix 1, no. 85)

Matthew Dudley, "Ṣāf," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/saf/, accessed August 24, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/saf/