Asenath Barzani

Asenath Barzani
Born1590 (1590)
Died1670 (aged 79–80)
Mosul, Mosul Eyalet, Ottoman Empire
OccupationsRabbinical 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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