Hebrew Group B: Difference between revisions

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Hebrew Group B, found in only two manuscripts, forms the basis of Morris Epstein's 1967 edition of Mishle Sendebar. The Oxford manuscripts that make up Group B include the embedded stories Jusjurandum, Fur et Luna, and Ingenia, and do not include Gibbosi or Senex Caecus prior to the empress's last story.

General Information

Parent Versions

Hebrew Mishle Sendebar

Title

משלי סנדבר (Mishle Sendebar)

Branch of the tradition

Book of Sindbad

Language & Composition

Language of version

Hebrew

Date of Composition

1100 - 1250

Source for date of composition

Epstein (1967)

Literature & Editions

Modern research literature

Epstein (1967)

Modern Editions

Epstein, Tales of Sendebar (1967)

Recorded Branch of This Secondary Version

Mishle Sendebar
- Hebrew Mishle Sendebar
  - Hebrew Group A
    - Hebrew Prints
  - Hebrew Group B
- Latin Mishle Sendebar

Adaptations

Adapted from (version)

Mishle Sendebar

Source for composition and adaptation information

Epstein (1967)

Notes

Note

Note on story order: the order given below reflects the stories present in Oxford Bodleian Library Bodley Or. 135; Oxford Bodleian Library MS Heb. d. 11 contains most of the same stories, but omits Absalom Mortuus, Nomina, and Iuvenis Femina (so totally only 19, rather than 22, stories).

Pattern of Embedded Stories in This Version

Has Short Title	Has Sequence Number	Has Narrator
Leo	1	First Master
Avis – The Bird	2	First Master
Lavator	3	Empress
Turtures	4	Second Master
Canicula – The Weeping Dog	5	Second Master
Striga and Fons – The Witch and the Fountain	6	Empress
Canis – The Faithful Dog	7	Third Master
Pallium	8	Third Master
Simia	9	Empress
Panes	10	Fourth Master
Zuchara	11	Fourth Master
Aper – The Boar and the Fruit	12	Empress
Balneator	13	Fifth Master
Gladius – The Drawn Sword	14	Fifth Master
Absalom Rebellus	15	Empress
Absalom Mortuus	16
Nomina	17
Iuvenis Femina	18
Jusjurandum	19
Fur et Luna	20
Ingenia 1 – The Trick: The Wiles of Women Collection	21

Connected Manuscripts

	Has Language	Has Location	Has Date Range Of Production
Oxford Bodleian Library Bodley Or. 135	Hebrew	Oxford, Bodleian Library	1215 - 1275

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-|Has End Date Of Composition=1295
+|Has Start Date Of Composition=1100
+|Has End Date Of Composition=1250
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+|Is Adapted From=Mishle Sendebar
+|Has Source For Composition And Adaption Information=Epstein (1967)
+|Has Note=Note on story order: the order given below reflects the stories present in  [[Oxford Bodleian Library Bodley Or. 135]]; [[Oxford Bodleian Library MS Heb. d. 11]] contains most of the same stories, but omits Absalom Mortuus, Nomina, and Iuvenis Femina (so totally only 19, rather than 22, stories).
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+|Has Narrator=First Master
+}}
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+|Has Narrator=First Master
+}}
+{{EmbeddedStory
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+|Has Sequence Number=3
+|Has Narrator=Empress
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+|Has Sequence Number=4
+|Has Narrator=Second Master
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+|Has Narrator=Second Master
+}}
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+|Has Narrator=Empress
+}}
+{{EmbeddedStory
+|Has Short Title=Canis
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+|Has Short Title=Pallium
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+|Has Narrator=Third Master
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+{{EmbeddedStory
+|Has Short Title=Simia
+|Has Sequence Number=9
+|Has Narrator=Empress
+}}
+{{EmbeddedStory
+|Has Short Title=Panes
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+{{EmbeddedStory
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+|Has Narrator=Fourth Master
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+|Has Short Title=Aper
+|Has Sequence Number=12
+|Has Narrator=Empress
+}}
+{{EmbeddedStory
+|Has Short Title=Balneator
+|Has Sequence Number=13
+|Has Narrator=Fifth Master
+}}
+{{EmbeddedStory
+|Has Short Title=Gladius
+|Has Sequence Number=14
+|Has Narrator=Fifth Master
+}}
+{{EmbeddedStory
+|Has Short Title=Absalom Rebellus
+|Has Sequence Number=15
+|Has Narrator=Empress
+}}
+{{EmbeddedStory
+|Has Short Title=Absalom Mortuus
+|Has Sequence Number=16
+}}
+{{EmbeddedStory
+|Has Short Title=Nomina
+|Has Sequence Number=17
+}}
+{{EmbeddedStory
+|Has Short Title=Iuvenis Femina
+|Has Sequence Number=18
+}}
+{{EmbeddedStory
+|Has Short Title=Jusjurandum
+|Has Sequence Number=19
+}}
+{{EmbeddedStory
+|Has Short Title=Fur et Luna
+|Has Sequence Number=20
+}}
+{{EmbeddedStory
+|Has Short Title=Ingenia
+|Has Sequence Number=21
+}}
+{{EmbeddedStory
+|Has Short Title=Vulpes
+|Has Sequence Number=22
+|Has Narrator=Empress
 }}