a philosopher mentioned in the Koran, is said to have been born about the time of David. One tradition represents him as a descendant of the Arab tribe of Ad, who, on account of his piety and wisdom, was saved when the rest of his family perished by divine wrath. According to another, he was an Ethiopian slave, noted alike for bodily deformity and a gift for composing fables and apologues. This account of Lokman, resembling so closely the traditional history of Æsop, together with many traits common alike to both these fabulists, has led to the prevalent opinion that they were the same individual. The various reports agree in ascribing to Lokman extraordinary longevity. His extant Fables bear evident marks of modern alteration, both in their diction and their incidents. They were first published with a Latin translation of the Arabic, by Erpenius (Leyden, 1615). Galland produced a French translation of the Fables of Lokman and Bidpai, or Pilpay,