Syriac Sindban

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Identification and general Information
Reference Number
Siglum of the version of the Seven Sages
Version Number
Title	ܣܢܕܒ (Sindban the Sage)
Author

Tradition and Lineage
Branch of the tradition	Book of Sindbad
Adapted from (version)	Arabic Version A (The Seven Viziers)
Adapted into (version)	Andreopoulos Syntipas
Source for composition and adaptation information

Recorded secondary versions
Syriac Sindban

Connected manuscripts
Manuscript Language Location Date of Production Berlin Staatsbibliothek Petermann I 24 Syriac Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz 1400 - 1450

Language and Composition
Original language of version	Syriac
Language of text	Syriac
Regional or specific language of version	Syriac (Serto script)
Translated into (languages)
Place of composition
Date of composition
Islamic date of composition
Hebrew date of composition
Source for date of composition

Modern Scholarship and Editions
Modern research literature	Property "Has Modern Research Literature" (as page type) with input value "Barsoum, I. A,. The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences, 2nd revised (Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2003)., p: 196. (Barsoum, I. A,. The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences, 2nd revised (Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2003)., p: 196.)" contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process.Barsoum, I. A,. The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences, 2nd revised (Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2003)., p: 196. (Barsoum, I. A,. The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences, 2nd revised (Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2003)., p: 196.), Property "Has Modern Research Literature" (as page type) with input value "Gollancz, H., ‘The History of Sindbad and the Seven Wise Masters’, Transactions of the Folk-Lore Society 8 (1897), 99–130. (Gollancz, H., ‘The History of Sindbad and the Seven Wise Masters’, Transactions of the Folk-Lore Society 8 (1897), 99–130.)" contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process.Gollancz, H., ‘The History of Sindbad and the Seven Wise Masters’, Transactions of the Folk-Lore Society 8 (1897), 99–130. (Gollancz, H., ‘The History of Sindbad and the Seven Wise Masters’, Transactions of the Folk-Lore Society 8 (1897), 99–130.), Jernstedt, V., Mich. Andreopuli Liber Syntipae (1912). (Greek translation) (Jernstedt, V., Mich. Andreopuli Liber Syntipae (1912). (Greek translation)), Macler, F., Contes syriaques. Histoire de Sindbad (1903)., Property "Has Modern Research Literature" (as page type) with input value "Minets, Y., “Language of Speaking, Arguing, and Persuading: Cultural Exchange and Adaptation in Greek and Syriac Versions of the ‘History of Sindban/Syntipas’,” Das Mit- telalter 28:1 (2023), 155–171. (Minets, Y., “Language of Speaking, Arguing, and Persuading: Cultural Exchange and Adaptation in Greek and Syriac Versions of the ‘History of Sindban/Syntipas’,” Das Mit- telalter 28:1 (2023), 155–171.)" contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process.Minets, Y., “Language of Speaking, Arguing, and Persuading: Cultural Exchange and Adaptation in Greek and Syriac Versions of the ‘History of Sindban/Syntipas’,” Das Mit- telalter 28:1 (2023), 155–171. (Minets, Y., “Language of Speaking, Arguing, and Persuading: Cultural Exchange and Adaptation in Greek and Syriac Versions of the ‘History of Sindban/Syntipas’,” Das Mit- telalter 28:1 (2023), 155–171.), Property "Has Modern Research Literature" (as page type) with input value "Minov, S., (ed.), A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity (The Center for the Study of Christianity, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2013) (Minov, S., (ed.), A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity (The Center for the Study of Christianity, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2013))" contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process.Minov, S., (ed.), A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity (The Center for the Study of Christianity, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2013) (Minov, S., (ed.), A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity (The Center for the Study of Christianity, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2013)), Perry, Ben E.: The Origin of the Book of Sindbad. In: Fabula 3 (1960), pp. 1–94. (Perry, Ben E.: The Origin of the Book of Sindbad. In: Fabula 3 (1960), pp. 1–94.), Barsoum (2003)
Modern Editions	Aethgen, F., (ed.): Sindban oder Die Sieben weisen Meister. Syrisch und Deutsch. Leipzig 1879. (aethgen, F., (ed.): Sindban oder Die Sieben weisen Meister. Syrisch und Deutsch. Leipzig 1879.), David Taylor (in progress as of 2025)

Notes and Commentary
Note	See especially: Barsoum p. 196; Gollancz 99-130.
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