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Avraham b. Yosef b. Avraham b. Bundār

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Gender
Male
Dates
Active dates
1127–31 October 1152 CE
Social role
  • Jewish community member
Other name
Avraham b. Yosef b. Avraham b. Bundār b. al-Ḥasan

Description / Bio

Eldest son of Yūsuf b. Avraham, the Indian Ocean trader. Mentioned in a letter where his father orders a costly embroidered shāshiya (long piece of fabric used as a turban or to cover the upper body) for him and has it embroidered with his name. Named after his grandfather, as was the custom with eldest sons

Sasha Batz Stern and Pratima Gopalakrishnan, "Avraham b. Yosef b. Avraham b. Bundār," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/avraham-b-yosef-b-avraham-b-bundar/, accessed June 10, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/avraham-b-yosef-b-avraham-b-bundar/