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> I know that he translated IBN WAFID`s book named THE BOOK OF THE PILLOW or
> in Arabic EL-KITAB AL-WISAD. Ibn Wafid was a 12th century phisician fro al
> Andalus.
>
> The book of Ibn Wafid was translated into the Hebrew Lenguage by the
> mentioned Judah ben Solomon Nathan and named by him MERA`ASHOT HA-ROSH.
>
> This bring me to ask again for any biblio/biographical information either
> about JUDAH BAN SOLOMON or about his book.
>
> Your sincerely,
> Uriel
>
--This person is so obscure that I could not even find anything in our Mideast
Seminar room about him. Roger Allen (author, INTRODUCTION TO ARABIC
LITERATURE) also had no recollection of encountering either the Arab physician
or the translator.
Sorry.
V. K. Inman
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