The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Vol. 6

...Viziers term: Wazirs; high-ranking political advisors or ministers. (Supplemental volume 1, pages 55–151). The second story, containing "The Sage Haykar," which is a famous folk tale throughout the East, begins with the traditional Muslim invocation, "In the name of Allah" original: Bismillah, etc. "King Shapur" original: Sapor is preceded by a Christian opening that adds "God being One" to the formula of the Trinity; this story is not translated here because it is a repetition of "The Ebony Horse" (found in volume 5, page 1). Story number four, which also opens with the Muslim invocation, is found in the Sabbagh manuscript of The Nights (see Supplemental volume 3) as the History of Harun al-Rashid and the Descendant of Chosroes: Al-Bundukani original: Histoire de Haroun al-Raschid et de la descendante de Chosroës. Albondoqani (Nights 70–77). Story number five, which also features the Muslim invocation, is followed by "The Caliph and the Three Kalandars" term: Kalandars; wandering ascetic dervishes.. In this version, much like the rest of this manuscript, the episodes (found in volume 1, pages 104–130) are taken directly from "The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad" (volume 1, page 82) and turned into a separate story. Story number six has no title worth translating, as it is a duplicate of the long maritime tale in volume 7, page 264. Stories seven, eight, nine, ten, and eleven lack the opening prayers that would reveal whether they have Christian or Muslim origins original: provenance. Story number eight is the "History of Si Mustafa and of Sheikh Shahab al-Din" found in the Turkish Tales; it also appears in the Sabbagh manuscript (Nights 386–408). "The Asylum" term: Bimáristán; a Persian word for a hospital, often used specifically for a mental institution. (story number nine), also known as Ali Chalabi (Halechalbé), has already appeared in my Supplemental volume 4, page 49. Story number twelve, "The Caliph and the Fisherman," makes Harun al-Rashid the hero of the story previously titled "The Fisherman and the Genie" (volume 1, page 38). It names the enchanted original: ensorcelled King of the Black Islands "Mahmud" and his sorceress wife "Sitt al-Muluk." It also introduces Hasan Shuman and Ahmad al-Danaf—prominent characters from "The Rogueries of Dalilah" (volume 7, page 144) and its related story (volume 7, page 172)—into the court of the Great Caliph. The final two stories, which are quite clever original: ingenious, also lack opening formulas.

Dr. Russell, the historian of the Syrian city of Aleppo, brought back a varied collection of texts including: