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Motif-index of folk-literature : a classification of narrative elements in folktales, ballads, myths, fables, mediaeval romances, exempla, fabliaux, jest-books, and local legends", 1955-1958.
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Magical phrase in the story of "Ali Baba and the Forty
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Ali Baba overhearing one of the thieves saying "Open Sesame".
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92:The phrase first appears in Antoine Galland's
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111:, becoming trapped in the magic cave.
146:("shem-shamayim"), 'name of heaven'.
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476:Le livre des mille nuits et une nuit
370:AarneâThompson classification system
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154:Open sesame has been classified by
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741:The Adventures of Prince Achmed
506:Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
72:Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
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406:, Washington, April 15, 1916.
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1082:The Eighth Voyage of Sindbad
301:Zeitschrift fĂŒr Assyriologie
199:. Gallica.bnf.fr. 2009-05-25
21:Open sesame (disambiguation)
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622:Ma'n ibn Za'ida al-Shaybani
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442:One Thousand and One Nights
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135:'name', i.e., God, or a
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658:Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
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460:Les mille et une nuits
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708:Zubaidah bint Ja'far
19:For other uses, see
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663:Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf
546:Ahmed and Paribanou
316:Wildlife and Plants
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1173:Open sesame
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926:1001 Nights
921:(2000â2001)
897:(1993â1997)
541:Abou Hassan
479:(1926â1932)
471:(1885â1888)
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178:Hocus pocus
168:Abracadabra
144:ĆĄem-ĆĄÄmayÄ«m
137:kabbalistic
36:Open sesame
1213:Categories
1178:Roc (rukh)
1044:Literature
960:Abu Hassan
894:Alif Laila
886:Television
698:Khosrow II
646:Historical
556:Characters
332:2014-12-24
283:2018-01-25
258:2018-01-25
224:2013-08-15
203:2013-08-15
126:sesame oil
985:La statue
856:Templates
668:Al-Ma'mun
653:Abu Nuwas
605:Legendary
564:Fictional
88:Etymology
57:romanized
1183:Shahrokh
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488:Stories
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130:Hebrew
118:Sesame
109:sesame
48:Arabic
40:French
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617:Khidr
184:Notes
122:magic
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