Karīma bt. ʿAmram (Wuḥsha al-Dallāla)
Description / Bio
Karima bt. ʿAmram/ʿAmmār is more commonly known by her nickname Wuḥsha al-Dallāla. She was a business woman of the late 11th/early 12th century in Fuṣtāṭ. She is one of the most well known women of this time period due to the survival of multiple documents capturing various aspects of her life. She was married to Arye b. Yehudah and had a daughter with him, Sitt al-Ḥasan. Her son, Abū Saʿd, was born out of wedlock after a relationship with Ḥassūn al-‘Asqalānī. For more on her life and business partnerships, see Goitein, "A Jewish Business Woman." RR
Life events
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Court battle between haLebdi and Wuḥsha ()
Battle over the goods that Wuḥsha's brother had in partnership with haLebdi, after the brother passed away.
Select bibliography
- S. D. Goitein, "A Jewish Business Woman of the Eleventh Century," The Jewish Quarterly Review 57 (n.p.: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1967), 225-242.