Ibn Umayl

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title: Ibn Umayl
text: Muḥammad ibn Umayl al-Tamīmī, known in Latin as Senior Zadith, was an early Muslim alchemist who lived from c. 900 to c. 960 AD. Very little is known about his life. A Vatican Library catalogue lists one manuscript with the nisba al-Andalusī, suggesting a connection to Islamic Spain, but his writings suggest he mostly lived and worked in Egypt. He also visited North Africa and Iraq. He seems to have led an introverted life style, which he recommended to others in his writings. Statements in his
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description: Tenth-century Egyptian alchemist
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date created: 2007-01-19T13:03:45Z
date modified: 2024-08-31T09:36:11Z
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