Abū al-ʿAnbas al-Ṣaymarī
Also recorded as Abu'l-'Anbas Saymari
Abū al-ʿAnbas al-Ṣaymarī
- Born
- 828
- Died
- 889
- Occupation
- poet · astronomer
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• Native Name — ابوالعنباس صیمری • Native Name Lang — ar • Born — 828 • Birthplace — Kufa • Died — 889 • Era — Islamic Golden Age • Main Interests — Astrology, poetry Abu'l-'Anbas Saymari Mohammad bin Eshaq bin Abi'l-'Anbas bin Al-Maghira bin Mahan was an Iranian astrologer, astronomer, poet and author. He was born in 213/828 in Kufa, and died in 275/889. He seems to have spent much of his time at the caliphal court from Motawakkel's reign (847861) to Moʿtamed's (870892). His great-great-grandfather's name, and his knowledge of the Sasanian astrologers Zaradūšt and Bozorjmehr, indicates that he was of Iranian origin.
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• Ketāb al-radd ʿala’l-monaǰǰemīn (Book of the Refutation of Astrologers), lost; • (Book of Judgements of the Stars), lost; • (Book of the Introduction to the Art of Astrology), perhaps identical with no. 5; • (Book of Nativities), lost; • (Book of the Introduction to the Science of the Stars); • (Book on Stellar Computation); •.
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