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Ṣandal

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Gender
Male
Social role
  • Enslaved person

Description / Bio

Enslaved man mentioned in a damaged legal document, possibly a bill of sale. The document notes that Ṣandal had attempted to escape slavery multiple times. (Information from PGP and Craig Perry, Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt, Appendix 1, no. 89)

Matthew Dudley, "Ṣandal," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/sandal/, accessed June 6, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/sandal/