(Abu ʾl-Makārim) Shemuʾel b. Ḥananʾel Ibn al-Amshāṭī

Gender

Male

Dates

Active dates: 1152–1215 CE

Social role

Jewish community member

Other names: Shemuʾel (12th-13th c); Shemuel (12th-13th c)

Description / Bio

Potentially connected to the India trade, as it is mentioned that he is acquainted with other India traders (T-S 10J17.4, l. 7–8)

How to cite this record:: Sasha Batz Stern and Pratima Gopalakrishnan, "(Abu ʾl-Makārim) Shemuʾel b. Ḥananʾel Ibn al-Amshāṭī," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/shemuel-ibn-al-amshati/, accessed August 6, 2026.
Link to this person:: https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/shemuel-ibn-al-amshati/