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Elijah Cohen ben Moses ben Nissim

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

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Oriental scholar of the second half of the thirteenth century. He translated an Arabic maḳamah, similar to the "Assemblies" of Ḥariri, into Hebrew under the title "Megillat ha-'Ofer." A manuscript copy is in the Bodleian Library. The beginning of this work was published by Steinschneider in "Ha-Karmel."

Bibliography:
  • Steinschneider, Jewish, Literature, p. 349;
  • idem, Hebr. Uebers. p. 884;
  • idem, in Ha-Karmel, 6:320-321.
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M. Sel.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Elijah Cohen ben Moses ben Nissim'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​e/elijah-cohen-ben-moses-ben-nissim.html. 1901.
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