Ibn Yamin al-Basri
ابن يامين البصري
The poet whose Samsama ode won the sword itself plus a basket of dinars from al-Hadi 1.
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Ibn Yamin al-Basri, a poet. Al-Mas'udi relates that he was the first of the poets to describe the sword al-Samsama on the day al-Hadi placed it before him. 2
The Samsama
He opened his verses with the words: "Amr has taken the Samsama of al-Zubaydi." Al-Hadi gave him the sword and a basket, and he shared out the basket among the poets. Al-Hadi then bought the sword from him for fifty thousand. 2
His full name and year of death need an additional source.
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 323-324
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.323-324
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