Arabic Version A (The Seven Viziers)

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).

Tradition & Lineage

Branch of the tradition

East

Recorded Secondary Versions

Seven Viziers

Connected Manuscripts

	Has Language	Has Location	Has Date Range 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	1785
Berlin, Staatsbibliothek Sprenger 1243	Arabic	Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz	1600
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	1700 (circa)

Modern Scholarship & Editions

Modern research literature

Ateş (1948)

Pattern of Embedded Stories in This Version

Has Short Title	Has Sequence Number	Has Narrator	Has Name Variation
Leo	1
Avis – The Bird	2
Lavator	3
Panes	4
Gladius – The Drawn Sword	5
Striga – The Prince and the Ogress	6
Mel	7
Zuchara	8
Fons	9
Balneator	10
Canicula – The Weeping Dog	11
Aper – The Boar and the Fruit	12
Canis – The Faithful Dog	13
Pallium	14
Simia	15
Turtures	16
Elephantinus	17
Ingenia 1 – The Trick: The Wiles of Women Collection	18
Puer 3 annorum	19
Puer 5 annorum	20