"I purchased at this price a very beautiful slave girl whose name was Ashura. A friend of mine also bought a young slave named Lulu for two gold coins."
— Ibn Battuta

January 1, 1970

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Also translated as: At this rate I purchased a slave girl named 'Ashiirii who was extremely beautiful. And one of my companions bought a good-looking boy of tender age named Lulu for a couple of gold dinars.