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Solomon ibn Zakbel

12th century Spanish Jewish poet

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Solomon ibn Zakbel (; ), also known as Solomon ibn Sahl, was a Spanish Jewish poet. He was the author of the first known maqāma in Hebrew.

Work Solomon was the author of a satirical romance written in the form of the maqāmāt of Abu al-Ḳasim Mohammed al-Ḥarizi, which were later imitated in Hebrew by Judah al-Ḥarizi in his renowned Taḥkemoni. The hero of this romance, which, according to , is also entitled Taḥkemoni, is named Asher ben Judah. In rhymed prose, interspersed with small poems in absolutely strict rhythm, he relates his love adventures, which were marked by various disappointments and vicissitudes of fortune. According to Isidore Singer and Isaac Broydé, this poetical production, from which Al-Ḥarizi may have borrowed both the title and the style, is "remarkable for the elegance of its language and for its combination of profound thought and light banter."

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Solomon ibn Sahl

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12th century Spanish Jewish poet

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