"Kalila Visits the Imprisoned Dimna", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

KALILA WA DIMNA. /nThe story of the tortoise and two ducks, from the

Kalila wa-Dimna (Kalila and Dimna) is a widely circulated collection of Oriental fables of Indian origin, composed in Sanskrit possibly as early as the third century BC. The fables were translated into Arabic in the eighth century by the Persian Ibn al-Muqaffa', a highly educated writer and influential courtier.

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Kalila wa-Dimna (Kalila and Dimna) is a widely circulated collection of Oriental fables of Indian origin, composed in Sanskrit possibly as early as the third century BC. The fables were translated into Arabic in the eighth century by the Persian Ibn al-Muqaffa', a highly educated writer and influential courtier.

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KALILA WA DEMNA. i. Redactions and circulation. In Persian literature Kalila wa Demna has been known in different versions since the 6th century CE. The complex relations between the extant New Persian versions, a lost Sanskrit original, and a lost Middle Persian translation have been studied since 1859 when the German Indologist Theodor Benfey (1809-1881), a pioneer of comparative folklore.

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The European translations represent yet further strands. Whereas such variance is common in popular literature, Kalīla and Dimna by its high literary idiom clearly belongs to the classical Arabic canon. To date, the Arabic versions remain without a proper critical edition whereas in Europe Kalīla and Dimna is largely unknown today.

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One of the most popular books ever written is the book the Arabs know as Kalila wa Dimna, a bestseller for almost two thousand years, and a book still read with pleasure all over the Arab world. Figure 1: Victor and Cheek in Kalila wa-Dimna. Manuscript dated circa 1200 CE, Syria. ( Source ).

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The first contains selections from the Arabic text retold with the modern reader in mind; the second, a history of the Kalila wa Dimna and its importance in Islamic literature and art Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-95)

Kalīla wa Dimna , traduit par Ibn alMuqaffaʿʿAbd Allâh (0720?0756

One of the most popular books ever written [in Arabic & Persian] is the book the [Muslim Civilisation] know as Kalila wa-Dimna, a bestseller for almost two thousand years, and a book still read with pleasure all over the world. It has been translated at least 200 times into 50 different languages.

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Kalila wa Dimna is one of the is one of the most widespread and influential books in the world. It was written in 750 CE by a Persian convert to Islam named ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Muqaffaʿ (d. ca. 756 CE), who was a poet and courtier to Abbasid caliphs.

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It is well known that the stories contained in the multiform text known in Arabic as the Kalīla wa-Dimna were used for purposes of education in statecraft. The literary form of such education is commonly known by its medieval Latin designation as speculum principum or 'mirror for princes'.

Old madam and young couple (fragment), Ilkhanid period manuscript

KALILA AND DIMNA, a cycle of fables which originated in *India in the third century C.E. and were collected and compiled in Kashmir. In the course of centuries the cycle has gone through numerous changes, especially as a result of having been translated into many languages: Persian, Arabic, Hebrew, Syriac, Ethiopian, Malay, Mongolian, Greek, and many European languages.

"Kalila Upbraiding Dimna", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna The

Kalīla wa-Dimna, written by Abbasid litterateur Ibn al-Muqaffa' (ca. 723-ca. 759 CE), begins with one of the most famous stories of espionage in world literature. A king covets a legendary book filled with stories teaching wisdom possessed by a king in an adjacent realm, and he sends an exemplary citizen of his own kingdom to steal it.

Thief beaten in the bedroom. From a kalila wa Dimna. Istanbul Univ

Title: "Kalila Upbraiding Dimna", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna Date: second quarter 16th century Geography: Attributed to India, Gujarat, probably based on an Egyptian original Medium: Ink and opaque watercolor on paper Dimensions: Overall: H. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm) W. 8 7/8 in. (22.6 cm) Average text size: H. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)

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Persian is one of the key languages in the global textual tradition of Kalīla and Dimna.This is true whether we mean Middle Persian (also known as Pahlavi) or New Persian (which we call simply Persian). According to the traditional origin story of Kalīla and Dimna, the book began its life in Sanskrit; was brought to Iran and translated/adapted into Middle Persian in the Sasanian period; and.

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Overview Kalila wa Dimna Quick Reference An originally Indian allegory narrated by two jackals who tell stories aimed to guide humanity to ethical and moral ways of dealing with a wide range of issues, from parenting to policy making. Ibn al-Muqaffa (d. 759) translated the original Pahlavi manuscript into Arabic.

"Kalila Visits the Imprisoned Dimna", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

In Panchatantra. ad 760), known as Kalīlah wa Dimnah, after the two jackals that figure in the first story.The Kalīlah wa Dimnah led to various other versions, including a second Syriac version and an 11th-century version in Greek, the Stephanites kai Ichnelates, from which translations were made into Latin and…. Read More