The Book of Kalila and Dimna

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:book
gptkbp:adaptedInto	gptkb:Greek gptkb:Hebrew gptkb:Indonesian gptkb:Latin gptkb:Malay gptkb:Persian gptkb:Spanish gptkb:Egyptian gptkb:Syriac gptkb:Old_Church_Slavonic
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Kalila_wa_Dimna
gptkbp:contains	Animal fables Stories about animals Stories with moral lessons Stories within stories
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:India
gptkbp:firstArabicTranslation	gptkb:Ibn_al-Muqaffa'
gptkbp:firstArabicTranslationDate	circa 750 CE
gptkbp:genre	folk Didactic literature
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Book of Kalila and Dimna
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Aesop's_Fables Western literature
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Jataka_tales gptkb:Panchatantra Buddhist scripture
gptkbp:mainCharacter	gptkb:Dimna gptkb:Kalila gptkb:King_Dabschelim
gptkbp:notableFor	13th-century illustrated Arabic manuscript Frame story structure Wide translation and adaptation
gptkbp:originalLanguage	gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:originalTitle	gptkb:Panchatantra
gptkbp:preservedIn	Numerous manuscripts worldwide
gptkbp:purpose	Instruction of princes
gptkbp:setting	gptkb:Ancient_India
gptkbp:significance	Important in Arabic prose Major work of world literature Source of medieval European fables
gptkbp:structure	Collection of interrelated stories
gptkbp:theme	Moral lessons Political wisdom Practical philosophy
gptkbp:translatedInto	gptkb:Arabic gptkb:Ibn_al-Muqaffa' 8th century
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Arab
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4