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Muwaffaq

Metadata

Gender
Male
Dates
Active dates
15 March 1172 CE
Social roles
  • Enslaved person
  • Manumitted person

Description / Bio

Manumitted man mentioned in a bill of divorce from Bilbeis in 1172. Muwaffaq is referenced as the father of the divorcée Sitt al-Bayt. (Information from PGP and Craig Perry, Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt, Appendix 2, no. 24)

Matthew Dudley, "Muwaffaq," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/muwaffaq-4/, accessed June 2, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/muwaffaq-4/