"`AMR IBN KULTHŪM", Arabian poet, author of one of the Mo`allakāt. Little or nothing is known of his life save that he was a member of the tribe of Taghlib and that he is said to have died of excessive wine-drinking. Some stories of him are told in the 'Book of Songs' (see ../Abulfaraj|), vol. ix. pp. 181-185. Category:
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