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ʿAlam

Metadata

Gender
Female
Dates
Active dates
1100–1138 CE
Social role
  • Enslaved person

Description / Bio

[N]ubian enslaved woman mentioned in a legal document ca. 1100-1138 CE. (Information from Craig Perry, Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt, Appendix 1, no. 7)

Matthew Dudley, "ʿAlam," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/alam/, accessed June 5, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/alam/