Sherira

URI https://medievalmideast.org/person/14120

Head (gaon) of the Academy of Pumbeditha, Babylonia.

Names

  • Hebrew: שרירא = ShRYRʾ 1

Attributes

  • Male
  • Birth: c. 906
  • Death: c. 1006

Temporal Data

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Events mentioned by Benjamin of Tudela1 before c.1170c.117313th C1907

Sources

  • 1Sherira: Marcus N. Adler, ed., The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela (London: Frowde, 1907), 69 [Hebrew with English translation].

How to Cite This Entry

Thomas A. Carlson, Liran Yadgar, and Laurel Kenner, “Sherira” in Thomas A. Carlson, ed. Historical Index of the Medieval Middle East, last modified September 16, 2021, https://medievalmideast.org/person/14120.

Additional credit information:

  • Thomas A. Carlson: Data merging and XML and Hebrew transliteration from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue
  • Liran Yadgar: abstract; birth/death/floruit dates entry; and gender assignment, matching, Hebrew collection from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue
  • Laurel Kenner: Wikipedia matching
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