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Ṭāhir

Metadata

Gender
Male
Social role
  • Enslaved person

Description / Bio

Enslaved man mentioned in a letter from Alexandria, ca. 1050 CE, discussing his involvement in maritime shipping. (Information from PGP and Craig Perry, Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt, Appendix 1, no. 100)

Matthew Dudley, "Ṭāhir," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/tahir/, accessed March 10, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/tahir/