Amina, the legendary wife of Solomon

أمينة زوجة سليمان (أسطورة)

Amina, a legendary wife of Solomon, to whom he entrusted the ring on which his dominion and wisdom depended. She gave it to a demon who had taken Solomon's form, and the ring returned to the king only after a long time 1.

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The legend

In a legend known in the Islamic and Semitic traditions, Solomon once entrusted to his wife Amina the ring on which his dominion and his wisdom depended. She gave it to a demon who had taken Solomon's form, and the ring returned to the king only after a long time. 1

Note

The printed article breaks off at this point in the scan and is not completed here. A bibliography points to Grunbaum's study of Semitic legend. 1

Sources

  1. Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 1 p. 460
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