Jewish Signs and Symbols in Western Islamic Coinage (II-III / VIII-IX centuries). The Idrīsid case
Keywords:
Morocco, Idrisīds, Jews, Jewish symbols, Hebrew letters, Umayyad symbols, Palm tree, Mines, Matriarchy, Berbers, Mrīra, Tudga, Īkam, al-‘Alīya, Walīla, Waṭīṭ, Wazeqqūr.
Abstract
This article analyzes the traces left by the Jews on the Idrīsid coinage. These traces will be evident in a group of letters, names and Hebrew terms as well as on a few different monetary symbols. First, I will expose the role played by Jews in Muslims lands and the religious ideas that conditioned their work as metalworkers and coin minters. Secondly, I will analyze the Idrīsid case: the role of the Jewish tribes in mining and in the manufacture of coins as well as the signs and symbols that they reproduced on their coins. In addition, I will also analyze the possible influence that the symbols found on the eastern Umayyad could have had on the Idrisīd coinage and its possible Jewish origin.Downloads
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2015-08-03
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Ariza Armada A. (2015). Jewish Signs and Symbols in Western Islamic Coinage (II-III / VIII-IX centuries). The Idrīsid case. Anaquel de Estudios Árabes, 26, 29-54. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ANQE.2015.v26.47705
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