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Nasrīn

Metadata

Gender
Female
Dates
Active dates
1170 CE
Social role
  • Enslaved person

Description / Bio

Enslaved woman who is mentioned in a legal document regarding communal fundraising in al-Maḥalla toward the redemption of captives. Nasrīn was sold as part of this initiative. (Information from PGP and Craig Perry, Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt, Appendix 1, no. 63)

Matthew Dudley, "Nasrīn," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/nasrin-1/, accessed February 9, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/nasrin-1/