Josef ibn Abitur
Josef (ibn Jitzchaq) ibn Abitur (* around 900 in Mérida ; † around 970 in Damascus ) was a rabbi , Jewish scholar and one of the first Jewish poets in Spain .
Abitur came from a respected Spanish family from Mérida . His great-great-grandfather was a leading rabbi and city politician.
Josef ibn Abitur moved from Spain to the Orient, where he was an important poet and mediator between Eastern and Western traditions. He wrote Pijjutim and an Arabic translation of the Babylonian Talmud .
He died in Damascus around 970.
literature
- Angel Sáenz-Badillos; Judit Targarona Borrás: Yosef ibn Yiṣḥaq ibn Abitur. In: Diccionario de autores judios (Sefarad. Siglos X-XV). El Almendro, Córdoba 1988 (Estudios de Cultura Hebrea, Volume 10), pp. 180-181. ISBN 84-86077-69-9 .
Web links
- Article in the Jewish Encyclopedia (with references)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Josef ibn Abitur |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Joseph ibn Jitzchaq ibn Avitur |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Rabbi, Jewish scholar and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Merida |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 970 |
| Place of death | Damascus |