Title
Masaot Ḥabshush: sipuro shel R' Ḥayim ben Yiḥiya Ḥabshush al masaotav im Yosef ha-Levi be-Teman ha-mizraḥit ve-al ḥaye ha-Yehudim veha-Aravim sham [Translated by S.D. Gotein]
מסעות חבשוש: ספורו של ר' חיים בן יחיא חבשוש על מסעותיו עם יוסף הלוי בתינן המזרחית ועל חיי היהודים והערבים שם
Category
Author/Originator
Habshush, Ḥayim (1839-1899)
Year of Publication/Creation
1939Place of Publication/Creation
Tel-AvivLanguage(s)
HebrewGeographic Places
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Yemen (country) (read online)
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Sana’a (Tsana’a), Yemen (p. 1, 23, 43, 49, 80, 159)
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Ghayman, Yemen (p. 10)
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As Subayrah (al Subayrah, al Tsubayrah), Yemen (p. 42)
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Shira, Yemen (p. 44)
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Al Madid (Madid), Yemen (p. 46, 63)
- Darb al Hanshat, Yemen (p. 61)
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Qaryat Milh (Milh), Yemen (p. 67, 90)
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Al Ghayl, Yemen (p. 93)
- Al Far (Al Fera), Yemen (p. 104)
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Baraqish (Baragish, Aythel), Yemen (p. 114)
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Al Khabb (Khabb), Yemen (p. 129)
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Najran, Saudi Arabia (p. 147)
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Al Mihtawiyah (Al Mahtawiyah), Yemen (p. 168)
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Sirwah, Yemen (p. 192)
In 1869-1870, Habshush, a Yemeni Jew, accompanied the European orientalist Joseph Halévy (1827-1917) on his archaeological tour of Yemen in search of non-Jewish Sabaean inscriptions. In 1893, Habshush began to write an account of their journey and the many Jewish communities they encountered along the way. See also his grand-nephew's book about the Hibshush/Habshush family by clicking here.
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