Rabbi Joseph Amarkala

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Ruler (Hebrew: nasi/sar) of a so-called independent Jewish state (descendants of the tribes of Dan, Zebulun, Asher and Naphtali) in the Mountains of Naisabur; most likely a legendary figure.

Names

Hebrew: רבי יוסף אמרכלא הלוי = RBY YWSP ʾMRKLʾ HLWY 1

Attributes

Male

Temporal Data

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Event Description	Date	Comp./Composition	MS./Manuscript	Ed./Edition
Events mentioned by Benjamin of Tudela1	before c.1170	c.1173	13th C	1907

Sources

1Rabbi Joseph Amarkala: Marcus N. Adler, ed., The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela (London: Frowde, 1907), 83 [Hebrew with English translation].

How to Cite This Entry

Thomas A. Carlson and Liran Yadgar, “Rabbi Joseph Amarkala” in Thomas A. Carlson, ed. Historical Index of the Medieval Middle East, last modified September 16, 2021, https://medievalmideast.org/person/14306.

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Thomas A. Carlson: Data merging and XML and Hebrew transliteration from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue
Liran Yadgar: abstract and gender assignment, matching, Hebrew collection from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue

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