Creator Bio
Ḥiyuna bint Tanḥum and Rachel bint Yaḥyā
10th Century
Nothing is known about the lives of Ḥiyyuna bint Tanḥum or Rachel bint Yaḥyā, other than that they may have been cousins and jointly owned (and sold) an expensive Hebrew Bible in Qayrawān, Tunisia.
Content by Ḥiyuna bint Tanḥum and Rachel bint Yaḥyā
Primary Source
Contract of Sale for a Book (Qayrawān, Tunisia)
This is what was testified before us by Ismā‘īl ibn Mūsā:
He bought from Ḥiyuna bint Tanḥum ibn al-Yatīm and from Rachel bint Yaḥyā, who is known as Ibn Aba Yamut. He bought from them the copy of the…