Adi ibn Zayd
Adi ibn Zayd | |
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| Born | ca. 550 Al-Hirah |
| Died | ca. 600 |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Spouse | Hind |
Adi ibn Zayd al-Ibadi al-Tamimi (
Life
Like his father, Adi ibn Zayd was influenced by Persian culture and served as the secretary (
He was married to the granddaughter of the
Around the year 600 he was the victim of a palace intrigue and nothing more is known about him.[1]
Work
Contrary to other poets at the courts of the Arab kings such as Al-Nabigha, no panegyrics by Adi ibn Zayd have been preserved, possibly because his family was already well-known and he therefore did not need to charm the rulers.[1] Preserved are poems on wine, prison, scolding errors of his youth as well as a historical ballad on the defeat of queen Zenobia by the founder of the Lakhmid dynasty, Amr ibn Adi.[6] Among his poems is also one dealing with the biblical creation narrative.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e Toral-Niehoff 2008, p. 239.
- ISBN 9780791418765.there from about 580 AD His accession to power was engineered by the Christian poet Adi ibn Zayd whose family had long been important at Hira
The next notable figure at al-Hira was Nu'man III who was phylarch
- ^ Rajabzadeh 1993, pp. 534–539.
- ^ Toral-Niehoff 2008, p. 240.
- ^ The Catholic encyclopedia. p. 669.
After him reigned Nu'man ibn Mundhir (580-595), who, towards the year 594, was converted to Christianity. His granddaughter, Hind, who was a Christian and of exceptional beauty, was married to the Arab poet 'Adi ibn Zayd.
- ^ Toral-Niehoff 2008, pp. 239–240.
- ^ Toral-Niehoff 2008, p. 235.
Sources
- Francesco Gabrieli, "ʿAdī ibn Zaid, il poeta di al-Ḥīrah", in: Rendiconti dell'Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, classe di scienze morali, serie VIII, vol. I (1946), pp. 81-96 (in Italian).
- Rajabzadeh, Hashem (1993). "Dabīr". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. VI, Fasc. 5. pp. 534–539.
- Seidensticker, Tilman (2009). "ʿAdī b. Zayd". In Fleet, Kate; ISSN 1873-9830.
- Toral-Niehoff, Isabel (2008). "Eine arabische poetische Gestaltung des Sündenfalls: Das vorislamische Schöpfungsgedicht des ʿAdî b. Zayd". In Hartwig, Dirk; Homolka, Walter; Marx, Michael J.; Neuwirth, Angelika (eds.). Im vollen Licht der Geschichte”: Die Wissenschaft des Judentums und die Anfänge der kritischen Koranforschung (PDF) (in German). Würzburg: Ergon. pp. 235–256. ISBN 978-3899134780.
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