Mela Huseynê Bateyî

Little is known about the life of Bateyî; most information comes from Alexandre Jaba and Mahmud Bayazidi, whose accounts are considered unreliable. More recent studies suggest that he was born in the 17th century and lived until the mid-18th century, rather than in the 15th century as previously claimed by Bayazidi. He belonged to the Ertuşi tribe and was born in the village of Batê in the Elkî (modern Beytüşşebap region).

His main work is Mewlûda Kurdî (Kurdish mawlid) or Mewlûdu'n-Nebî ("Mawlid of the Prophet"), written in Kurmanji Kurdish. A mawlid is a literary work describing the birth and life of the Prophet Muhammad. The poem contains 19 chapters and was historically used as a textbook for teaching Kurdish. It was also widely popular among Muslim Kurds in northern Kurdistan, where it was often memorized and recited. It is still recited on various occasions, including religious ceremonies and charitable gatherings. The work was first published in 1905 in Egypt, and later in 1919 in Istanbul. One of his poems on morality later entered the oral tradition of the Yazidis. He also composed several ghazals.