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Ghazāl

Metadata

Gender
Female
Dates
Active dates
20 October 1134–18 November 1134 CE
Social role
  • Enslaved person

Description / Bio

Enslaved woman mentioned in a legal document from October/November 1134 CE that deals with the conditions of whether Abū l-Makārim or his wife has the right to sell her. (Information from PGP and Information from PGP and Craig Perry, Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt, Appendix 1, no. 31)

Matthew Dudley, "Ghazāl," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/ghazal/, accessed June 3, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/ghazal/