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Installation of the Heads of the Academies

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Heads of the Academies installed by the Exilarch in Baghdad

Names

  • Hebrew: סמיכה = SMYKH 1

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

Sources

  • 1Installation (Heads of the Academies): Marcus N. Adler, ed., The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela (London: Frowde, 1907), 63 [Hebrew with English translation].

How to Cite This Entry

Thomas A. Carlson and Liran Yadgar, “Installation of the Heads of the Academies” in Thomas A. Carlson, ed. Historical Index of the Medieval Middle East, last modified September 16, 2021, https://medievalmideast.org/practice/770.

Additional credit information:

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