Asenath Barzani

Asenath Barzani
Born1590
Died1670
Mosul, Mosul Eyalet, Ottoman Empire
Occupation(s)Rabbinical scholar, poet
Years activeAround 1630-1670
Known forFirst recorded female Rabbinical scholar, early historical Kurdish woman

Asenath Barzani (Hebrew: אסנת ברזאני, 1590–1670), was a Kurdish Jewish female rabbinical scholar and poet who lived near Duhok, Kurdistan.

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