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The Sister of Yeshu‘a ibn Ismā‘īl al-Makhmūrī
11th Century
Nothing is known about the life of the sister of Yeshu‘a ibn Ismā‘īl al-Makhmūrī (himself a merchant of some standing) other than that she was living with her daughter in Tripoli, Syria (now Lebanon).
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My dear brother, may God lengthen your remaining days and make permanent your peace and your happiness, and may He not be ungenerous in bestowing His good fortune upon you. I am writing to you, my…