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Ḥidhq (or Ḥadaq)

Metadata

Gender
Female
Dates
Active dates
July 1094 CE
Social role
  • Enslaved person

Description / Bio

Nubian enslaved woman mentioned in a bill of sale from July 1094 CE. Ḥidhq or Ḥadaq was sold together with her unnamed daughter. (Information from PGP and Information from PGP and Craig Perry, Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt, Appendix 1, no. 37)

Matthew Dudley, "Ḥidhq (or Ḥadaq)," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/hidhq/, accessed June 2, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/hidhq/