Lubna of Córdoba started as a slave girl of Spanish origin but rose up to become the secretary of the Caliph of Córdoba, Al-Hakam II. As an Andalusian intellectual and mathematician, she was famous for her poetry and knowledge of grammar.

 

Lubna was in charge of playing, writing and translating many manuscripts in the library of Córdoba and later went on to be involved in the creation of the famous Library of Medina Azahara alongside Jewish scholar Hasdai ibn Shaprut. Sadaly, little else is known about Lubna, as is the case with many women from this time period.