A (The Seven Viziers)

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The version of the Sindbad narrative titled The Seven Viziers is referenced in Arabic literature dating from the 9th and 10th centuries; allusions to the narrative may be found in Ibn al-Nadīm’s al-Fihrist, al-Masʿūdī’s Murūj al-Dhahab, and al-Shābushtī’s al-Diyārāt (according to Ateş 1948).

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Recorded secondary versions
A (The Seven Viziers) Arabic A

Connected manuscripts

Manuscript Language Location Date of Production Berlin Staatsbibliothek Glaser 166 Arabic Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz 1668 Berlin Staatsbibliothek Sprenger 1368 Arabic Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz ca. 1200 AH (1785) Berlin, Staatsbibliothek Sprenger 1243 Arabic Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz c. 1600 Bibliothèque nationale de France, Arabe 3670 Arabic Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France 1701 - 1800 Istanbul Şehit Ali Paşa Library 2743 Arabic Istanbul, Şehit Ali Paşa Library 1533 - 1535 Paris Bibliothèque nationale de France Arabe 3639 Arabic Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France ca. 1700

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Original language of version	Arabic
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Modern Scholarship and Editions
Modern research literature	Ateş (1948)
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