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Sepulchre of Heads of the Academies (building)

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at Mata Mehasya in southern Iraq

Names

  • Hebrew: קבר ראשי ישיבות = QBR RʾShY YShYBWT 1

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Events mentioned by Benjamin of Tudela 1 before c.1170c.117313th C1907

Sources

  • 1Sepulchre of Heads of the Academies: 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 and Liran Yadgar, “Sepulchre of Heads of the Academies” in Thomas A. Carlson, ed. Historical Index of the Medieval Middle East, last modified September 16, 2021, https://medievalmideast.org/place/17051.

Additional credit information:

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