Amr ibn Zurara ibn Udas

عمرو بن زرارة بن عدس

of Mudar's lands, learned the script from Bishr — he is called Amr the Scribe.

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Amr ibn Zurara ibn Ads, of the people of the lands of Mudar. He learned writing from Bishr ibn Abd al-Malik, and so was called Amr the scribe. 1

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The Devising and Spread of Arabic Script

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Abu Qays ibn Abd Manaf ibn Zuhra· Bishr ibn Abd al-Malik· Ghaylan ibn Salama al-Thaqafi· Sufyan ibn Umayya ibn Abd Shams· al-Hira· The Devising and Spread of Arabic Script

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  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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Abu Qays ibn Abd Manaf ibn Zuhra

a Qurashi who learned the script with Sufyan ibn Umayya from Bishr ibn Abd al-Malik.