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. His "kabane" was Ason. He was an imperial attendant (大舎人 "ōtoneri") in the service of Prince Toneri. 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").
Poetry.
Poems 3838 and 3839 in the "Man'yōshū" are attributed to him. He presented the poems to Prince Toneri, for which he received a payment of 2,000 "mon".
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