Elijah ben Menahem the Elder (Hebrew: אליהו בן מנחם הזקן;c. 980 - 1060 ), also known asRabbeinu Eliyahu HaZaken, was an 11th-centuryFrenchTosafist andliturgical poet.
Born around 980 inFrance, in his early years he went toGermany, where he became a pupil ofGershom ben Judah. He later returned to France, settling inLe Mans, and allegedly married the daughter ofSherira Gaon. Elijah wrote "Azharot", a poem on the613 commandments, containing 176 four-line strophes. The poem was known to the Tosafists and is quoted in several places Elijah also wrote "Seder HaMa'arakah", a collection of Biblical passages arranged for recitation on each day of the week.[1]
Azharot of Rabbeinu Eliyahu Ha-Zaken (in Hebrew; 1971,Jerusalem) -Hebrewbooks.org