Nahum, the Elkoshite

URI https://medievalmideast.org/person/14381

Biblical prophet.

Names

  • Hebrew: נחום האלקושי = NḤWM HʾLQWShY 1

Attributes

  • Male

Temporal Data

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Event DescriptionDate
Events mentioned by Benjamin of Tudela1 before c.1170c.117313th C1907
Events mentioned by Michael the Syrian2 before 11991195-1199?15982009

Sources

  • 1Nahum, the Elkoshite: Marcus N. Adler, ed., The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela (London: Frowde, 1907), 53, 68 [Hebrew with English translation].
  • 2Gregorios Yuhanna Ibrahim, ed., The Edessa-Aleppo Syriac Codex of the Chronicle of Michael the Great (Piscataway, N.J.: Gorgias Press, 2009), 46 [Syriac].
    • Naḥoum: J.-B. Chabot, trans., Chronique de Michel le Syrien (Paris: Ernest Leroux, 1901), I, 75 [French].

How to Cite This Entry

Thomas A. Carlson, et al., “Nahum, the Elkoshite” in Thomas A. Carlson, ed. Historical Index of the Medieval Middle East, last modified September 16, 2021, https://medievalmideast.org/person/14381.

Additional credit information:

  • Thomas A. Carlson: Data merging and XML; Hebrew transliteration from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue; and matching, Syriac collection and transliteration from Michael's chronicle
  • Liran Yadgar: abstract and gender assignment, matching, Hebrew collection from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue
  • Laurel Kenner: Wikipedia matching
  • Jessica Mutter: matching from Michael's chronicle
  • McKenzie Cady: categorization from Michael's chronicle
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