The Role of Egyptian Jews in Commercial Activity during the 4 th Century AH/ 10 AD

Abstract

He was The Jews of Egypt played an important role in the traffic trade between the East and the West , as they contributed their capital in the Mediterranean trade to global trade , which made the Jews reap huge wealth from trade , and they traded in many important and luxurious goods in that era. Despite the scarcity of information regarding the nature of the work of these merchants, there are some details through which we were able to identify some of the prominent features that Egyptian Jewish merchants adopted during this era in their commercial dealings.