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Maʿāli b. Bū l-Karam

Metadata

Gender
Male
Dates
Active dates
4 December 1130–22 November 1131 CE
Social role
  • Jewish community member
Other name
Maʿāli b. Bū l-Karam Yahūdī Qazzāz

Description / Bio

Jewish silk merchant (qazzāz) known from a small dossier of capitation tax receipts from the first half of the 12th century.

Alan Elbaum, "Maʿāli b. Bū l-Karam," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/maali-b-bu-l-karam/, accessed February 25, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/maali-b-bu-l-karam/