Abraham ben Solomon of Torrutiel
Abraham ben Solomon von Torrutiel (* 1482 , † in the 16th century) was a North African - Jewish historian of Spanish origin.
On the occasion of the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492, he came to Fez (today Morocco ) with his family at the age of ten . Around 1510 he wrote a Hebrew chronicle as a continuation of Ibn Daud's Sefer ha-Kabbalah . The first part contains additions to this chronicle, the second part covers the period up to 1463. The third part includes a chronicle of the Spanish kings from a Jewish perspective, followed by a description of the expulsion of the Jews from Spain and their settlement in Morocco. This part is of particular interest because Abraham ben Solomon witnessed the events of 1492 as an eyewitness. The chronicle was first published in 1887 by Adolf Neubauer .
Certain Kabbalistic writings are also ascribed to Abraham ben Solomon .
expenditure
- Y. Moreno Koch: Dos Crónicas hispanohebreas del siglo XV . Barcelona 1992.
- Adolf Neubauer: Medieval Jewish Chronicles . Oxford 1887.
- F. Cantera Burgos: El libro de la cábala de Abraham ben Salomon de Torrutiel . Salamanca 1928.
- Jaime Bages: Séfer ha-Kabbaláh. Libro de la tradicción . Granada 1921.
literature
- Angel Saenz-Badillos: Abraham ben Solomon of Torrutiel. In: Encyclopaedia Judaica . 2nd Edition. Volume 1, Detroit / New York a. a. 2007, ISBN 978-0-02-865929-9 , p. 311 (English).
- Heinrich Graetz : History of the Jews. Volume IX, 1866
- Moritz Steinschneider : The historical literature of the Jews. Frankfurt am Main 1905
Web links
- Richard Gottheil : Abraham ben Solomon of Torrutiel. In: Isidore Singer (Ed.): Jewish Encyclopedia . Funk and Wagnalls, New York 1901-1906.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Abraham ben Solomon of Torrutiel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Abraham Ardutiel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | North African-Spanish-Jewish chronicler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1482 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 16th Century |