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Unnamed Enslaved Person 40 (Hindī)

מטא-דאטא

Gender
Male
מסמכים
Active dates
1131–1146 CE
Social role
  • Enslaved person

Description / Bio

Hindī enslaved man and merchant's factotum mentioned in a letter sent between India traders from the mid-twelfth century CE. The unknown author of the letter states that the Hindī enslaved man in question was with him in Shingli, present-day Kodungallur, India. (Information from PGP and Craig Perry, Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt, Appendix 1, no. 160)

Matthew Dudley, "Unnamed Enslaved Person 40 (Hindī)," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/unnamed-enslaved-person-40/, accessed March 10, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/unnamed-enslaved-person-40/