was a Japanese noble and waka poet in the Nara period.
The details of the life of the poet known as Ki no Maetsukimi (maetsukimi meaning a lord, and Ki being a noble family's name) are unknown. In Tenpyō 2 (730) he participated in a plum blossom-viewing party at the residence of Ōtomo no Tabito, then the of the Dazaifu.
Yūkichi Takeda's speculates that he may have been the same person who died in Tenpyō 10 (738) while serving as of the Dazaifu.
Poem 815 in the Man'yōshū is attributed to him.
| Man'yōgana | Modern Japanese text | Reconstructed Old Japanese | Modern Japanese | English translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese: 武都紀多知<br/>波流能吉多良婆<br/>可久斯許曽<br/>烏梅乎乎<岐>都々<br/>多努之岐乎倍米 | Japanese: 正月立ち<br/>春の来らば<br/>かくしこそ<br/>梅を招きつつ<br/>楽しき終へめ | |||