Shams al-Riʾāsa Abū l-Barakāt ibn al-Akmal al-Asʿad ibn Kabar, al-qiss Barṣawmā
Date of Birth: Unknown; second half of the 13th century
Place of Birth: Possibly Old Cairo
Date of Death: 10 May 1324
Place of Death: Old Cairo
Biography
It appears that Abū l-Barakāt was born into a wealthy family in Old Cairo. He learned Arabic, mathematics and Coptic, and at some point he became secretary (kātib) to the prince (amīr, not the sultan as Cheikho and so…