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Zahr

Metadata

Gender
Female
Dates
Active dates
11 November 1146 CE
Social role
  • Enslaved person

Description / Bio

Enslaved woman mentioned in the trousseau list of an engagement contract from 11 November 1146 CE. (Information from PGP and Craig Perry, Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt, Appendix 1, no. 119)

Matthew Dudley, "Zahr," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/zahr/, accessed February 12, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/zahr/