Syriac Sindban - Revision history

Bonsall at 14:20, 18 April 2026

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	\|Has Description=The Syriac ''Sindban'' only survives in one fragmentary manuscript, Berlin Staatsbibliothek Petermann I 24. Entries in the manuscript mentions the date 1579CE (as well as the date 1583CE, and elsewhere the date 1660CE), which led its German translator Baethgen (1879) to presume that is was written some time before 1579CE. Krönung (2016) follows that dating, as does Perry (1960). Sachau's catalogue of the Berlin library (1899), however, considers these entries to be a later addition, and dates the manuscript to 1400-1450CE. The current digital Berlin library catalogue follows this dating.		\|Has Description=The Syriac ''Sindban'' only survives in one fragmentary manuscript, Berlin Staatsbibliothek Petermann I 24. Entries in the manuscript mentions the date 1579CE (as well as the date 1583CE, and elsewhere the date 1660CE), which led its German translator Baethgen (1879) to presume that is was written some time before 1579CE. Krönung (2016) follows that dating, as does Perry (1960). Sachau's catalogue of the Berlin library (1899), however, considers these entries to be a later addition, and dates the manuscript to 1400-1450CE. The current digital Berlin library catalogue follows this dating.

	There is credible evidence that the text itself must have been composed much earlier: Michael Andreopoulos plausibly claims to have translated his Greek ''Syntipas'' from a Syriac text. The text of his Greek ''Syntipas'' is close to the surviving Syriac manuscript, leading most academics to assume that both were based on a common source (Perry 1960, Krönung 2016). Krönung 2016 assumes that the Syriac version was composed some time in the ninth, tenth or eleventh centuries, Minets 2023 speaks of the eighth to the eleventh centuries.		There is credible evidence that the text itself must have been composed much earlier: Michael Andreopoulos plausibly claims to have translated his [[Syntipas\|Greek ''Syntipas'']] from a Syriac text. The text of his Greek ''Syntipas'' is close to the surviving Syriac manuscript, leading most academics to assume that both were based on a common source ([[Perry (1960)\|Perry 1960]], [[Krönung (2016)\|Krönung 2016]]). Krönung 2016 assumes that the Syriac version was composed some time in the ninth, tenth or eleventh centuries, [[Minets (2023)\|Minets 2023]] speaks of the eighth to the eleventh centuries.

	The frame narrative in this version is set at the court of King Cyrus, and the prince is taught by Sindban alone, who reads the prophecy in the stars. The seven philosophers who come to the prince's defence are the king's counsellors. The sequence of stories is the same as in Andreopoulos' ''Syntipas'', except for three lacunae. A leaf is missing in the manuscript just after the fourth philosopher had announced that he would tell his first story (which is 'Balneator' in Andreopoulos' ''Syntipas''). The text start again in the middle of his second story, 'Canicula'. Three leaves are missing after the seventh philosopher has just begun to tell 'Ingenia'. The ending is also missing, just after the prince has started telling the story 'Senex Caecus'. In Andreopoulos' ''Syntipas,'' this ending includes two more stories, 'Vulpes' and 'Fatum'.		The frame narrative in this version is set at the court of King Cyrus, and the prince is taught by Sindban alone, who reads the prophecy in the stars. The seven philosophers who come to the prince's defence are the king's counsellors. The sequence of stories is the same as in Andreopoulos' ''Syntipas'', except for three lacunae. A leaf is missing in the manuscript just after the fourth philosopher had announced that he would tell his first story (which is '[[Balneator]]' in Andreopoulos' ''Syntipas''). The text start again in the middle of his second story, '[[Canicula]]'. Three leaves are missing after the seventh philosopher has just begun to tell '[[Ingenia 1\|Ingenia]]'. The ending is also missing, just after the prince has started telling the story '[[Senex Caecus]]'. In Andreopoulos' ''Syntipas,'' this ending includes two more stories, '[[Vulpes]]' and '[[Fatum]]'.

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Bildhauer at 12:14, 5 March 2026

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	\|Has Description=The Syriac ''Sindban'' only survives in one fragmentary manuscript, Berlin Staatsbibliothek Petermann I 24. Entries in the manuscript mentions the date 1579CE (as well as the date ~~1583~~, and elsewhere the date ~~1660~~), which led its German translator Baethgen (1879) to presume that is was written some time before 1579CE. Krönung (2016) follows that dating, as does Perry (1960). Sachau's catalogue of the Berlin library (1899), however, considers these entries to be a later addition, and dates the manuscript to 1400-1450CE. The current digital Berlin library catalogue follows this dating.		\|Has Description=The Syriac ''Sindban'' only survives in one fragmentary manuscript, Berlin Staatsbibliothek Petermann I 24. Entries in the manuscript mentions the date 1579CE (as well as the date 1583CE, and elsewhere the date 1660CE), which led its German translator Baethgen (1879) to presume that is was written some time before 1579CE. Krönung (2016) follows that dating, as does Perry (1960). Sachau's catalogue of the Berlin library (1899), however, considers these entries to be a later addition, and dates the manuscript to 1400-1450CE. The current digital Berlin library catalogue follows this dating.

	There is credible evidence that the text itself must have been composed much earlier: Michael Andreopoulos plausibly claims to have translated his Greek ''Syntipas'' from a Syriac text. The text of his Greek ''Syntipas is'' close to the surviving Syriac manuscript, leading most academics to assume that both were based on a common source (Perry 1960, Krönung 2016). Krönung 2016 assumes that the Syriac version was composed some time in the ninth, tenth or eleventh centuries, Minets 2023 speaks of the eighth to the eleventh centuries.		There is credible evidence that the text itself must have been composed much earlier: Michael Andreopoulos plausibly claims to have translated his Greek ''Syntipas'' from a Syriac text. The text of his Greek ''Syntipas'' is close to the surviving Syriac manuscript, leading most academics to assume that both were based on a common source (Perry 1960, Krönung 2016). Krönung 2016 assumes that the Syriac version was composed some time in the ninth, tenth or eleventh centuries, Minets 2023 speaks of the eighth to the eleventh centuries.

	The frame narrative in this version is set at the court of King Cyrus, and the prince is taught by Sindban alone, who reads the prophecy in the stars. The seven philosophers who come to the defence ~~of the prince~~ are the king's counsellors. The sequence of stories is the same as in Andreopoulos' ''Syntipas'', except for three lacunae. A leaf is missing in the manuscript just after the fourth philosopher had announced that he would tell his first story (which is 'Balneator' in Andreopoulos' ''Syntipas''). The text start again in the middle of his second story, 'Canicula'. Three leaves are missing after the seventh philosopher has just begun to tell 'Ingenia'. The ending is also missing, just after the prince has started telling the story 'Senex Caecus'. In Andreopoulos' ''Syntipas,'' this ending includes two more stories, 'Vulpes' and 'Fatum'.		The frame narrative in this version is set at the court of King Cyrus, and the prince is taught by Sindban alone, who reads the prophecy in the stars. The seven philosophers who come to the prince's defence are the king's counsellors. The sequence of stories is the same as in Andreopoulos' ''Syntipas'', except for three lacunae. A leaf is missing in the manuscript just after the fourth philosopher had announced that he would tell his first story (which is 'Balneator' in Andreopoulos' ''Syntipas''). The text start again in the middle of his second story, 'Canicula'. Three leaves are missing after the seventh philosopher has just begun to tell 'Ingenia'. The ending is also missing, just after the prince has started telling the story 'Senex Caecus'. In Andreopoulos' ''Syntipas,'' this ending includes two more stories, 'Vulpes' and 'Fatum'.

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	There is credible evidence that the text itself must have been composed much earlier: Michael Andreopoulos plausibly claims to have translated his Greek ''Syntipas'' from a Syriac text. The text of his Greek ''Syntipas is'' close to the surviving Syriac manuscript, leading most academics to assume that both were based on a common source (Perry 1960, Krönung 2016). Krönung 2016 assumes that the Syriac version was composed some time in the ninth, tenth or eleventh centuries, Minets 2023 speaks of the eighth to the eleventh centuries.		There is credible evidence that the text itself must have been composed much earlier: Michael Andreopoulos plausibly claims to have translated his Greek ''Syntipas'' from a Syriac text. The text of his Greek ''Syntipas is'' close to the surviving Syriac manuscript, leading most academics to assume that both were based on a common source (Perry 1960, Krönung 2016). Krönung 2016 assumes that the Syriac version was composed some time in the ninth, tenth or eleventh centuries, Minets 2023 speaks of the eighth to the eleventh centuries.

	The frame narrative in this version is set at the court of King Cyrus, the prince is taught by Sindban alone, who reads the prophecy in the stars. The seven philosophers who come to the defence of the prince are the king's counsellors.		The frame narrative in this version is set at the court of King Cyrus, and the prince is taught by Sindban alone, who reads the prophecy in the stars. The seven philosophers who come to the defence of the prince are the king's counsellors. The sequence of stories is the same as in Andreopoulos' ''Syntipas'', except for three lacunae. A leaf is missing in the manuscript just after the fourth philosopher had announced that he would tell his first story (which is 'Balneator' in Andreopoulos' ''Syntipas''). The text start again in the middle of his second story, 'Canicula'. Three leaves are missing after the seventh philosopher has just begun to tell 'Ingenia'. The ending is also missing, just after the prince has started telling the story 'Senex Caecus'. In Andreopoulos' ''Syntipas,'' this ending includes two more stories, 'Vulpes' and 'Fatum'.

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	Sachau, E. ed., Die Handschriften-Verzeichnisse der Königlichen Bibliothek zu Berlin, 23. Band:Verzeichniss der syrischen Handschriften, 2 vols. (Berlin, 1899).		Sachau, E. ed., Die Handschriften-Verzeichnisse der Königlichen Bibliothek zu Berlin, 23. Band:Verzeichniss der syrischen Handschriften, 2 vols. (Berlin, 1899).
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	\|Has Description=The Syriac ''Sindban'' only survives in one fragmentary manuscript, Berlin Staatsbibliothek Petermann I 24. Entries in the manuscript mentions the date 1579CE (as well as the date 1583, and elsewhere the date 1660), which led its German translator Baethgen (1879) to presume that is was written some time before 1579CE. Krönung (2016) follows that dating, as does Perry (1960). Sachau's catalogue of the Berlin library (1899), however, considers these entries to be a later addition, and dates the manuscript to 1400-1450CE. The current digital Berlin library catalogue follows this dating.		\|Has Description=The Syriac ''Sindban'' only survives in one fragmentary manuscript, Berlin Staatsbibliothek Petermann I 24. Entries in the manuscript mentions the date 1579CE (as well as the date 1583, and elsewhere the date 1660), which led its German translator Baethgen (1879) to presume that is was written some time before 1579CE. Krönung (2016) follows that dating, as does Perry (1960). Sachau's catalogue of the Berlin library (1899), however, considers these entries to be a later addition, and dates the manuscript to 1400-1450CE. The current digital Berlin library catalogue follows this dating.

	There is credible evidence that the text itself must have been composed much earlier: Michael Andreopoulos plausibly claims to have translated his Greek ''Syntipas'' from a Syriac text. The text of his Greek ''Syntipas is'' close to the surviving Syriac manuscript, leading most academics to assume that both were based on a common source (Perry 1960, Krönung 2016). Krönung 2016 assumes that the Syriac version was composed some time in the ninth, tenth or eleventh centuries.		There is credible evidence that the text itself must have been composed much earlier: Michael Andreopoulos plausibly claims to have translated his Greek ''Syntipas'' from a Syriac text. The text of his Greek ''Syntipas is'' close to the surviving Syriac manuscript, leading most academics to assume that both were based on a common source (Perry 1960, Krönung 2016). Krönung 2016 assumes that the Syriac version was composed some time in the ninth, tenth or eleventh centuries, Minets 2023 speaks of the eighth to the eleventh centuries.

	The frame narrative in this version is set at the court of King Cyrus, the prince is taught by Sindban alone, who reads the prophecy in the stars. The seven philosophers who come to the defence of the prince are the king's counsellors.		The frame narrative in this version is set at the court of King Cyrus, the prince is taught by Sindban alone, who reads the prophecy in the stars. The seven philosophers who come to the defence of the prince are the king's counsellors.

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	\|Has Description=The Syriac ''Sindban'' only survives in one fragmentary manuscript, Berlin Staatsbibliothek Petermann I 24. Entries in the manuscript mentions the date 1579CE (as well as the date 1583, and elsewhere the date 1660), which led its German translator Baethgen (1879) to presume that is was written some time before 1579CE. Krönung (2016) follows that dating, as does Perry (1960). Sachau's catalogue of the Berlin library (1899), however, considers these entries to be a later addition, and dates the manuscript to 1400-1450CE. The current digital Berlin library catalogue follows this dating.		\|Has Description=The Syriac ''Sindban'' only survives in one fragmentary manuscript, Berlin Staatsbibliothek Petermann I 24. Entries in the manuscript mentions the date 1579CE (as well as the date 1583, and elsewhere the date 1660), which led its German translator Baethgen (1879) to presume that is was written some time before 1579CE. Krönung (2016) follows that dating, as does Perry (1960). Sachau's catalogue of the Berlin library (1899), however, considers these entries to be a later addition, and dates the manuscript to 1400-1450CE. The current digital Berlin library catalogue follows this dating.

	There is credible evidence that the text itself must have been composed much earlier: Michael Andreopoulos plausibly claims to have translated his Greek ''Syntipas'' from a Syriac text. The text of his Greek ''Syntipas is'' close to the surviving Syriac manuscript, leading most academics to assume that both were based on a common source (Perry 1960, Krönung 2016). ~~Most academics assume~~ that the Syriac version was composed some time in the ninth, tenth or eleventh centuries ~~(Krönung 2016)~~.		There is credible evidence that the text itself must have been composed much earlier: Michael Andreopoulos plausibly claims to have translated his Greek ''Syntipas'' from a Syriac text. The text of his Greek ''Syntipas is'' close to the surviving Syriac manuscript, leading most academics to assume that both were based on a common source (Perry 1960, Krönung 2016). Krönung 2016 assumes that the Syriac version was composed some time in the ninth, tenth or eleventh centuries.

			The frame narrative in this version is set at the court of King Cyrus, the prince is taught by Sindban alone, who reads the prophecy in the stars. The seven philosophers who come to the defence of the prince are the king's counsellors.

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	\|Has Source For Composition And Adaption Information=Krönung (2016); Perry (1960)		\|Has Source For Composition And Adaption Information=Krönung (2016); Perry (1960); Toth (2016)
	\|Has Language Of Version=Syriac		\|Has Language Of Version=Syriac
	\|Has Regional Language=Syriac (Serto script)		\|Has Regional Language=Syriac (Serto script)

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	\|Is Date Uncertain=No		\|Is Date Uncertain=No
	\|Has Source For Date Of Text Composition=Krönung (2016)		\|Has Source For Date Of Text Composition=Krönung (2016)
	\|Has Modern Research Literature=Barsoum (2003); Macler (1903); Gollancz (1987); Minov (2013); Minets (2023); Jernstedt (1912); Krönung (2016); Perry (1960)		\|Has Modern Research Literature=Barsoum (2003); Macler (1903); Gollancz (1987); Minov (2013); Minets (2023); Jernstedt (1912); Krönung (2016); Perry (1960); Sachau (1899)
	\|Has Modern Edition=David Taylor (in progress as of 2025)		\|Has Modern Edition=David Taylor (in progress as of 2025)
	\|Has Internal Notes=Text from Alfie Watkins:		\|Has Internal Notes=Text from Alfie Watkins:

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	\|Has Description=The Syriac ''Sindban'' only survives in one fragmentary manuscript, Berlin Staatsbibliothek Petermann I 24. ~~An entry~~ in the manuscript mentions the date 1579CE, which led its German translator Baethgen (1879) to presume that is was written some time before 1579CE. Krönung (2016) follows that dating, as does Perry (1960). ~~The~~ Berlin library ~~catalogue~~ (~~in its printed form Sachau 283, as well as the current digital catalogue~~), however, considers ~~this entry~~ to be a later addition, and dates the manuscript to 1400-1450CE.		\|Has Description=The Syriac ''Sindban'' only survives in one fragmentary manuscript, Berlin Staatsbibliothek Petermann I 24. Entries in the manuscript mentions the date 1579CE (as well as the date 1583, and elsewhere the date 1660), which led its German translator Baethgen (1879) to presume that is was written some time before 1579CE. Krönung (2016) follows that dating, as does Perry (1960). Sachau's catalogue of the Berlin library (1899), however, considers these entries to be a later addition, and dates the manuscript to 1400-1450CE. The current digital Berlin library catalogue follows this dating.

	There is credible evidence that the text must have been composed much earlier: Michael Andreopoulos plausibly claims to have translated his Greek ''Syntipas'' from a Syriac text. The text of his ''Syntipas is'' close to the surviving Syriac manuscript, leading most academics to assume that both were based on a common source (Perry 1960, Krönung 2016). Most academics assume that the Syriac version was composed some time in the ninth, tenth or eleventh centuries (Krönung 2016).		There is credible evidence that the text itself must have been composed much earlier: Michael Andreopoulos plausibly claims to have translated his Greek ''Syntipas'' from a Syriac text. The text of his Greek ''Syntipas is'' close to the surviving Syriac manuscript, leading most academics to assume that both were based on a common source (Perry 1960, Krönung 2016). Most academics assume that the Syriac version was composed some time in the ninth, tenth or eleventh centuries (Krönung 2016).

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	A final point to note is the interaction between the Sindban and the wider Syriac fabulistic tradition. As is true of other versions (eg the Sindbadnameh and Seven Viziers) and parallel works (''Fables of Aesop, Kalila wa Dimna'', etc), there is a great deal of cross pollination between the Sindban and other fabulistic works. In particular, the theme of a falsely accused son being defended in a court setting by a group of Seven Sages crops up several times. However, there is a great deal of divergence in these pseudo Sindban tales. Thus, it is worth making a firm distinction between the Syriac ''Sindban'' proper and the broader Syriac ‘Fables of Sindban’ tradition. For more detail on the surviving manuscript, see manuscript page for Berlin Staatsbibliothek Petermann I 24.		A final point to note is the interaction between the Sindban and the wider Syriac fabulistic tradition. As is true of other versions (eg the Sindbadnameh and Seven Viziers) and parallel works (''Fables of Aesop, Kalila wa Dimna'', etc), there is a great deal of cross pollination between the Sindban and other fabulistic works. In particular, the theme of a falsely accused son being defended in a court setting by a group of Seven Sages crops up several times. However, there is a great deal of divergence in these pseudo Sindban tales. Thus, it is worth making a firm distinction between the Syriac ''Sindban'' proper and the broader Syriac ‘Fables of Sindban’ tradition. For more detail on the surviving manuscript, see manuscript page for Berlin Staatsbibliothek Petermann I 24.
	~~\|Has Note=~~'''Bibliography:'''
			'''Bibliography:'''

	Baethgen, F., (ed.): Sindban oder Die Sieben weisen Meister. Syrisch und Deutsch. Leipzig 1879.		Baethgen, F., (ed.): Sindban oder Die Sieben weisen Meister. Syrisch und Deutsch. Leipzig 1879.

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	\|Has Description=The Syriac ''Sindban'' only survives in one manuscript, Berlin Staatsbibliothek Petermann I 24 ~~(itself fragmentary)~~. ~~This~~ manuscript ~~was translated into~~ German ~~and dated~~ to 1579CE ~~by Baethgen 1879~~, ~~but the~~ Berlin library catalogue dates it to 1400-1450CE.		\|Has Description=The Syriac ''Sindban'' only survives in one fragmentary manuscript, Berlin Staatsbibliothek Petermann I 24. An entry in the manuscript mentions the date 1579CE, which led its German translator Baethgen (1879) to presume that is was written some time before 1579CE. Krönung (2016) follows that dating, as does Perry (1960). The Berlin library catalogue (in its printed form Sachau 283, as well as the current digital catalogue), however, considers this entry to be a later addition, and dates the manuscript to 1400-1450CE.

	~~However, there~~ is credible evidence that the text must have been composed much earlier: Michael Andreopoulos plausibly claims to have translated his Greek ''Syntipas'' from a Syriac text ~~(indeed,~~ his Syntipas is close to the surviving Syriac ~~fragment~~). Most ~~scholars thus~~ assume that the Syriac version was composed some time in the ninth, tenth or eleventh centuries (Krönung 2016).		There is credible evidence that the text must have been composed much earlier: Michael Andreopoulos plausibly claims to have translated his Greek ''Syntipas'' from a Syriac text. The text of his ''Syntipas is'' close to the surviving Syriac manuscript, leading most academics to assume that both were based on a common source (Perry 1960, Krönung 2016). Most academics assume that the Syriac version was composed some time in the ninth, tenth or eleventh centuries (Krönung 2016).

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