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Shalem Shabbezi
(1619—1720)

Rabbi Shalom ben Yosef Shabbazi, also Shalem Shabbezi or Salim Elshabizi was one of the greatest Jewish poets who lived in 17th century Yemen. Shabbazi was born in 1619 the village of Najd al-Walid close to Ta'izz, but lived most of his life in Sana'a, from which he was expelled, along with other Jews in 1679. He died in 1720. His father, Yosef ben Abijad bin Khalfun was also a Rabbi and a poet. Shabbazi's extant poetic diwan, comprising some 550 poems, was published for the first time by the Ben-Zvi Institute in 1977. He wrote in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Arabic. Shabbazi's other writing include a treatise on astrology and a cabbalistic commentary on the Torah. Shabbazi's grave in Ta'izz is revered by Jews and Muslims alike.

Israel, 1999, Manuscript