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Abū al-Faraj

Metadata

Gender
Male
Social role
  • Enslaved person

Description / Bio

Enslaved man (ghulām) mentioned in a medieval-era letter fragment. (Information from PGP and Craig Perry, Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt, Appendix 1, no. 4)

Matthew Dudley, "Abū al-Faraj," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/abu-al-faraj/, accessed February 10, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/abu-al-faraj/