Maria Alphaizuli | |
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مريم بنت أبي يعقوب الشَّلْبي | |
| Born | Shilb (modern Silves, Portugal) |
| Occupations | Poet, Tutor |
| Writing career | |
| Language | Arabic |
Mariam bint Abu Ya'qub Ashshilbi (Arabic: مريم بنت أبي يعقوب الشَّلْبي) was an 8th-century Arabic-language poet of al-Andalus. She was born in Shilb (modern Silves, Portugal) and settled in Seville, where she became a tutor of noblewomen.
During her time, many women of the Andalusian area cultivated the arts. Some well-preserved examples of her work survive in the library of the Escorial.