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Ḥananya b. Yosef ha-Kohen, Av Bet Din

Metadata

Gender
Male
Dates
Active dates
14 September 1007 CE
Social role
  • Jewish communal official
Other name
Ḥananya Av Bet Din b. Yosef Ga'on

Description / Bio

Active first decades of the eleventh century (legal document from his court precisely dated to 1007)

Ksenia Ryzhova, "Ḥananya b. Yosef ha-Kohen, Av Bet Din," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/hananya-b-yosef-ha-kohen-av-bet-din/, accessed August 6, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/hananya-b-yosef-ha-kohen-av-bet-din/