Yehudah ben Shlomo al-Harizi (Hebrew: יהודה בן שלמה אלחריזי, Arabic: يحيا بن سليمان بن شاؤل أبو زكريا الحريزي اليهودي من أهل طليطلة, romanized: Yaḥyà bin Sulaymān bin Shāʾul abū Zakarya al-Harizi al-Yahūdī min ahl Ṭulayṭila; ca. mid-12th c. – 1225), born in Toledo, Spain, was a rabbi, translator, poet, and traveler active in al-Andalus. He was supported by wealthy patrons, to whom he wrote poems and dedicated compositions. He is known for his collection of tales, Sefer Taḥkemoni , sometimes known as the 'Hebrew Maqamat,' which is in the form of a maqama.
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Contributed by:
Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation), Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (transcription & naqdanut), Yehudah al-Harizi
This is a portion of the tenth gate from ספר תחכמוני Sefer Taḥkemoni of Yehudah Al-Harizi (ca. 1179-1235), narrated by The Farmer. The transcription and English translation was made by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer. Isaac adds, “While Israel Davidson in Parody in Jewish Literature (1907) considered this satire, the imagery of a rooster so desperate not to be killed and eaten that he is begging humans to kill and eat his children instead is horrifying.”
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