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Abraham bar Sa‘ad
10th Century
Nothing is known about Abraham bar Sa‘ad outside of what can be reconstructed from the partially surviving court proceedings in which he was involved. Abraham was from Qayrawān and traded precious stones, and probably other materials as well. The court records mention his son Tib, who died during the events that led up to the lawsuit.
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Court Testimony
When they [Dhabian and Tib] arrived in Egypt, my brother went astray and sought things that it was not his custom to seek previously, different from all [ordinary] sorts of merchandise. He began to…