Abraham ben Samuel ibn Chasdai
Abraham ben Samuel (ha-Levi) ibn Chasdai (* 12th or 13th century, possibly in Barcelona ; † 1240 in Barcelona ) was a Jewish translator and poet. He translated into Hebrew numerous Arabic works of philosophical, scientific and fictional importance that were important in cultural history .
Life
He came from a distinguished family of Jewish scholars. In the Maimonides dispute he took sides in favor of the great scholar.
plant
His translations into Hebrew include:
- Mizan al-ʿAmal from al-Ġazālī : Hebrew Moznei Ẓedek , with replacement of Koran passages with parallels from the Bible and Talmud, ed. by Jakob Goldenthal , 1834–1839
- the Sefer ha-Isaodot by Isaac ben Solomon Israeli , ed. by Salomon Fried, 1900
- the letter to Yemen (Iggeret Teiman) of Maimonides
- the Sefer ha-Mitzvot of Maimonides
- the pseudo-Aristotelian Liber de pomo , Hebrew Sefer ha-Tappu'aḥ , in the form of the maqāma , ed. Lviv 1873
- the novel Barlaam and Josaphat , Hebrew Ben ha-Melekh ve-ha-Nazir , ed. by Avraham Me'ir Habermann, 1950
He also wrote Hebrew poems himself.
literature
- Angel Sáenz-Badillos, Judit Targarona Borrás: Diccionario de autores judios. (Sefarad. Siglos X-XV). El Almendro, Córdoba 1988, ISBN 84-86077-69-9 , pp. 12-13 ( Estudios de Cultura Hebrea 10).
- Art. Ibn Ḥasdai, Abraham ben Samuel Ha-Levi , in: Encyclopaedia Judaica 2. A., Vol. 9, p. 679.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Abraham ben Samuel ibn Chasdai |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Avraham ben Shmuel ha-Levi ibn Chisdai |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Translator and Hebrew poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th century or 13th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | unsure: Barcelona |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1240 |
| Place of death | Barcelona |