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Ṭāhir b. Maḥfūẓ al-Yahūdī al-ʿAṭṭār

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Gender
Male
Social role
  • Jewish community member
Other name
طاهر بن محفوظ اليهودي العطار

Description / Bio

In one document (T-S AS 176.194), he is described as a perfumer in the market stalls of New Cairo.

Athina Pfeiffer, "Ṭāhir b. Maḥfūẓ al-Yahūdī al-ʿAṭṭār," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/tahir-b-mahfuz-al-yahudi-al-attar/, accessed August 11, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/tahir-b-mahfuz-al-yahudi-al-attar/