Note 383 — THE TALE OF THE KAZI AND THE BHANG-EATER.[224] (continued 3)
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
In text “Jazdán” = a pencase (Pers.) more pop. called “Kalamdán” = reed-box vol. iv. 167: Scott (p. 212) has a “writing-stand.” It appears a queer place wherein to keep a ring, but Easterns often store in these highly ornamented boxes signets and other small matters.