SIMEON BEN MEGAS HA-KOHEN

SIMEON BEN MEGAS HA-KOHEN: SIMEON BEN MEGAS HA-KOHEN (sixth century?), Palestinian paytan. Though the precise period of Simeon's literary activity cannot be ascertained, certain structural elements in his piyyutim indicate that he preceded eleazar b. kallir , but not yannai . Fragments of his work, which was evidently copious, are known only from Genizah finds. All the extant piyyutim belong to the category of kerovot. He probably composed a cycle of kedushta'ot (liturgical poems) for all the weekly portions of the Torah, in accordance with the triennial reading customs (see triennial cycle ) of Palestinian Jewry. Fragments of 30 such kedushta'ot are preserved in the manuscripts of the Genizah; several of his kedushta'ot for festivals have also survived. While the style and manner of his piyyutim are generally close to those of Yannai, Simeon's kedushta'ot excel in a number of unique structural details. -BIBLIOGRAPHY: Zulay, in: YMḤSI, 2 (1936), 221–31; J. Schirmann, Shirim Ḥadashim min ha-Genizah (1966), 3–8. (Ezra Fleischer)

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