Arabic Version A101 (Hundred and One Nights)
From The Seven Sages of Rome
Identification & General Information
Tradition & Lineage
Branch of the tradition
Recorded Secondary Versions
Connected Manuscripts
Language & Composition
Date of Composition
900 - 1350
Modern Scholarship & Editions
Modern Editions
Notes & Commentary
Note
Note: the story order (below) is broadly reflective of the pattern found in most exemplars of the 101 Nights, which are consistent from the beginning through story 18, Elephantinus. However, the final stories vary from text to text; BNF Arabe 3660 ends after Lac venenatum, following the order presented here, while in BNF Arabe 3662 and Leiden Or. 14.303, Nomina follows Elephantinus, then Ingenia, and in the Leiden text, is then followed by Linteum.
Pattern of Embedded Stories in This Version
| Has Short Title | Has Sequence Number | Has Narrator | Has Name Variation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elephantus | 1 | Sindbad | |
| Leo | 2 | First Master | |
| Avis – The Bird | 3 | First Master | |
| Lavator | 4 | Empress | |
| Panes | 5 | Second Master | |
| Gladius – The Drawn Sword | 6 | Second Master | |
| Striga – The Prince and the Ogress | 7 | Empress | |
| Mel | 8 | Third Master | |
| Zuchara | 9 | Third Master | |
| Fons | 10 | Empress | |
| Balneator | 11 | Fourth Master | |
| Canicula – The Weeping Dog | 12 | Fourth Master | |
| Aper – The Boar and the Fruit | 13 | Empress | |
| Canis – The Faithful Dog | 14 | Fifth Master | |
| Pallium | 15 | Fifth Master | |
| Simia | 16 | Empress | |
| Piscis | 17 | Sixth Master | |
| Elephantinus | 18 | Sixth Master | |
| Nomina | 19 | Seventh Master |