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Abe no Iratsume

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Abe no Iratsume (阿倍女郎 or 安倍女郎; dates unknown) was a Japanese waka poet of the Nara period.

Biography

The exact birth and death dates of Abe no Iratsume (literally, "the lady Abe") are unknown,[1] but she probably lived from around the Wadō era (began 708) to around the Hōki era (ended 780).[1]

Poetry

Abe no Iratsume is the credited author of five poems included in books III and IV of the Man'yōshū.[2] They are the poems numbered 269, 505–506, 514, and 516.[3] These include a poetic exchange with Nakatomi no Azumahito,[1] the author of poem 515.[4]

An "Abe no Iratsume" (安倍女郎) is mentioned as the recipient of poem 1631 (Book VIII) by Ōtomo no Yakamochi,[1] but this was likely a different woman.[1]

References

Citations

Sources

  • Nakanishi, Susumu (1985). Man'yōshū Jiten (Man'yōshū zen'yakuchū genbun-tsuki bekkan) (paperback ed.). Tokyo: Kōdansha. ISBN 978-4-06-183651-8.
  • "Abe no Iratsume" 阿倍女郎. Nihon Jinmei Daijiten Plus (in Japanese). Kodansha. 2015. Retrieved 2019-03-22.