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David b. Daniʾel (Nasi)

Metadata

Gender
Male
Dates
Active dates
1082–1094 CE
Social role
  • Jewish communal official
Other name
David b. Daniʾel b. ʿAzarya

Description / Bio

Head of the Jews ca. 1082–94, between the two terms of Mevorakh b. Saʿadya. Son of Daniʾel b. ʿAzarya. Vilified in Megillat Evyatar, composed by Evyatar b. Eliyyahu ha-Kohen shortly after David's downfall in 1094 CE.

Select bibliography

  1. Mark Cohen, Jewish Self-Government in Medieval Egypt: The Origins of the Office of the Head of the Jews, ca. 1065-1126 (Princeton University Press, 2014).
Alan Elbaum, "David b. Daniʾel (Nasi)," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/david-b-daniel-nasi/, accessed February 9, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/david-b-daniel-nasi/