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Aḥima‘ats ben Palti’el
1017–1160
Aḥima‘ats ben Palti’el was a chronicler and poet from Capua, in southern Italy. He eventually moved to Oria, also in southern Italy, which was the ancestral home of his family. There he wrote The Scroll of Aḥima‘ats (Megilat Aḥima‘ats), a rhyming account of familial legends and history going back to the ninth century, in which he included many prominent figures, telling fanciful and magical stories of their travels and affairs. Aḥima‘ats also composed Hebrew poetry, including a panegyric for the Nagid Palti’el, which was incorporated into Megilat Aḥima‘ats.
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The Scroll of Aḥima‘ats: Aaron of Baghdad
And in the days of these saints, descended one of the dearest ones, a greatly beloved man, from the land of the Baghdadites, Head and Father, from the lineage of Yoav; his name was Aharon. [ . . . ]…
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The Scroll of Aḥima‘ats: Rabbi Silano
With the mercy of God, who made the earth with His might, who overlooks sin and carries away transgressions, I shall tell in eloquent prose the story of something that happened in Venosa. A man who…