Motif
death by poisoned book or pages
death_by_poisoned_book_or_pages
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Revelation and Scripture. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamicate folklore
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The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 1154-1279 confidence: high
The king keeps turning pages while putting his finger in his mouth until poison on the pages takes effect; he loses sight and falls at the foot of the throne.
The king handles pages dipped in poison and dies when the poison takes effect.
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