Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ephraim ibn al-Za'faran


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The result was delete‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. ✗ plicit  23:37, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

Ephraim ibn al-Za'faran

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I was not able to find any sources about the existence of this individual, let alone in relation to Ma'ad al-Mustansir. It has been marked as completely unreferenced since 2009. The Arabic-language article likewise lacks any sources and was made long after the English-language article, and putting the text through Google translate gives me the exact content of the English-language article. However, my search is limited by the fact that I do not understand Arabic or Hebrew. If anyone that speaks Arabic or Hebrew can find some reliable sources about the existence of this individual, I will be happy to withdraw the nomination. Jaguarnik (talk) 18:31, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Judaism-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 18:33, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
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 * Delete: Hits on the name, from non-RS sites claiming to be copies of the 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia. I don't see anything to support this. This is pretty much an unsourced article from the Wild West days of Wiki when anything went. It's been 15 yrs with no updates, delete and be done with it. Oaktree b (talk) 19:24, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Delete: There are references to Ephraim ibn al-Zafan/Za'faran in the Jewish Encyclopedia's articles on Egypt and medicine but they seem to be only passing mentions. I can't find any other sources that justify keeping this article around.  Ploni &#128172; 20:25, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Comment: I was able to find another English-language reference to him as "Ephraim ibn az-Zaftan" (, p. 388).  Ploni &#128172; 20:30, 12 February 2024 (UTC)


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