Supplemental Nights to the Book of the Thousand and One Nights — Volume 3 (of 6) Part 2

Note 177 — Appendix. VARIANTS AND ANALOGUES OF THE TALES IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL NIGHTS, VOL. III. (continued 3)

Richard Francis Burton translation

Mahbúb: a piece of gold, value about 10 francs; replaces the dinár of old tales. Those in Egypt are all since the time of the Turks: 9, 7, or 6½ frs. according to issue—Note by Spitta Bey.

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