Abe no Kooji

Abe no Kooji (安倍子祖父) was a Japanese courtier and waka poet of the Nara period.

Biography

The birth and death dates of the courtier and poet known as Abe no Kooji are unknown.[1] His kabane was Ason.[2] He was an imperial attendant (大舎人 ōtoneri)[1] in the service of Prince Toneri.[1] Kamochi Masazumi's Man'yōshū Kogi (万葉集古義) speculates that he was the same person as Hiketa no Kooji (引田朝臣子祖父 Hiketa no Ason Kooji).[2]

Poetry

Poems 3838 and 3839 in the Man'yōshū are attributed to him.[2] He presented the poems to Prince Toneri,[3] for which he received a payment of 2,000 mon.[2]

Man'yōgana[4]Modern Japanese text[4]Reconstructed Old JapaneseModern JapaneseEnglish translation
吾妹兒之
額尓生流
雙六乃
事負乃牛之
倉上之瘡
我妹子が
額に生ふる
双六の
こと負の牛の
鞍の上の瘡
wagimoko ga
hitai ni ouru
suguroku no
kotoi no ushi no
kura no ue no kasa
Man'yōgana[4]Modern Japanese text[4]Reconstructed Old JapaneseModern JapaneseEnglish translation
吾兄子之
犢鼻尓為流
都夫礼石之
吉野乃山尓
氷魚曽懸有 (佐我礼流)
我が背子が
犢鼻にする
つぶれ石の
吉野の山に
氷魚ぞ下がれる
waga seko ga
tafusagi ni suru
tsubure-ishi no
yoshino no yama ni
hio zo sagareru

References
  1. Nihon Jinmei Daijiten Plus 2015.
  2. Nakanishi 1985, p. 196.
  3. Nakanishi 1985, p. 196; Nihon Jinmei Daijiten Plus 2015.
  4. University of Virginia 1999.

Works cited
  • Nakanishi, Susumu (1985). Man'yōshū Jiten (Man'yōshū zen'yakuchū genbun-tsuki bekkan) (paperback ed.). Tokyo: Kōdansha. ISBN 978-4-06-183651-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • "Abe no Kooji" 安倍子祖父. Nihon Jinmei Daijiten Plus (in Japanese). Kodansha. 2015. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  • University of Virginia (1999). "Manyoshu [Book 16]". Charlottesville: University of Virginia.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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