ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə kˈæntɪmˌɪɹ, nˈuːmən pˈæʃə wʌz bˈʊkɪʃ ænd pˈeɪl ʌv skˈɪn, ˈɔːlsoʊ nˌɑːt ʌv sˈaʊnd mˈaɪnd; hɪz tˈaɪm ɪn ˈɑːfɪs wʌz nˈoʊɾᵻd fɚɹən ˈɪnsɪdənt wˌɛɹ hiː wʌz ɪnsˈɪstənt ðæt ðɛɹwˌʌz ˈɔːlweɪz ɐ flˈaɪ ðæt hæd lˈændᵻd əpˌɑːn hɪz nˈoʊz.
According to Cantemir, Numan Pasha was bookish and pale of skin, also not of sound mind; his time in office was noted for an incident where he was insistent that there was always a fly that had landed upon his nose.