RRR:
544
Other:
Cahen, ‘Une lettre d’un prisonnier musulman’, pp. 85-7
YEAR:
1153
text:
1099 – Aug. 19 1153 (or possibly – 1187). [68] Samsam, an Egyptian imprisoned in Nablus, laments his condition. He relies on pious individuals raising the cash for his ransom.
Transaction Type :
Sources:
Cahen, ‘Une lettre d’un prisonnier musulman’, pp. 85-7
Comments:
[68] Cahen wrongly assumed that there was little warfare between Egypt and the Latin settlers before 1170, but the reference in the letter to Egypt alone suggests that it was written when Egypt was still under Fatimid control.
GRANTOR:
Samsam, an Egyptian imprisoned in Nablus
