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Abū Yiṣḥaq Avraham b. Muʿṭī

Metadata

Gender
Male
Dates
Active dates
1131–17 April 1139 CE
Social roles
  • Jewish community member
  • Merchant

Description / Bio

India trader. Based in Tilimsān (Tlemcen). Traveled to India on at least one occasion. Associate of Ḥalfon b. Netanʾel. Travel partner of Yosef b. ʿEzra in 1131–32.

Alan Elbaum and Pratima Gopalakrishnan, "Abū Yiṣḥaq Avraham b. Muʿṭī," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/avraham-b-muti/, accessed February 9, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/avraham-b-muti/