Of Men and Dogs: An Unpublished Syriac Fairy Tale from the Late Medieval Period

This article contains the unpublished Syriac text of the Story of the Dog Who Talked. Put down in writing by the West Syrian monk ʿAzīz bar Ṣlīḇā bar Bassūs in the year 1503, the Story is, arguably, the earliest datable specimen of the fairy tale genre of folklore attested in the Syriac language. Th...

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Main Author: Minov, Sergey (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2022
In: Aramaic studies
Year: 2022, Volume: 20, Issue: 2, Pages: 196-212
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Syriac language / Animals / Hunde language / Folklore (Word) / Kirche der Vierzig Märtyrer (Mardin) / Geschichte 1503
B Syriac language / Animals / Hunde language / Folklore (Word) / Kirche der Vierzig Märtyrer (Mardin) / Geschichte 1503 / Story
IxTheo Classification:CA Christianity
Further subjects:B Syriac Literature
B Animals
B Fairy tales
B Folklore
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Summary:This article contains the unpublished Syriac text of the Story of the Dog Who Talked. Put down in writing by the West Syrian monk ʿAzīz bar Ṣlīḇā bar Bassūs in the year 1503, the Story is, arguably, the earliest datable specimen of the fairy tale genre of folklore attested in the Syriac language. The text of the Story, published on the basis of manuscript Mardin, Church of the Forty Martyrs, 350, is accompanied by an English translation and discussion.
ISSN:1745-5227
Contains:Enthalten in: Aramaic studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/17455227-bja10035