Hikayat Abu Samah\ the copying was finished 23 Dzulhijjah 1243/ 6 July 1828; Abu Samah, son of Caliph Umar, is made drunk by a Jew who gives him liquor instead of medicine; he seduces a beautiful girl and begets a child; she brings the child to Umar, who, fearing the punishment in the Hereafter, has his son whipped; Abu Samah dies and the Jew embraces Islam; several printed editions inter alia in bibliography published by Haji Muhammad Siraj Singapore (1304/1887); cf. Winstedt 1969, pp. 112-3; Iskandar 1996, p. 124. Juynboll 1899, pp. 200-2 (CXC 1); II pp. 34-42: Hikayat Nabi bercukur; the story of the shaving the hair on the head of the Prophet by the Angel Gabriel, and of heavenly nymphs make amulets from his hair; a version of this text has been published by Lange & Co. (1853); cf. De Hollander 1893, p. 332; Iskandar 1996, p. 119. Juynboll 1899, pp. 186-7 (CLXVII 2). 46. Cod.Or. 1721 Bunga rampai 124 pp.; Dutch laid paper; wm. Vrijheid with J HUMMEN (ca. 1800); 17 x 12 cm.; 13 lines per p.; fairly neat writing which is identical with Cod.Or. 1719; the name of the owner is mentioned in Roman characters: L. Conradi Bussingh who was élève voor inlandsche talen (cf. Roorda van Eysinga 1827); no date; according to Pijnappel (1870), p. 172, from Riau; received from the K.A. The text contains 9 stories. I pp. 1-21: Hikayat Khoja Jubair; a merchant from Hindustan who divides his fortune among his three sons but is repaid with ingratitude; II pp. 21-31: Hikayat Khoja His (His ?); a merchant of Ispahan, who proves to his son that he has no true friends; the 7th story of Hikayat Bayan Budiman; Cod.Or. 3206; III pp. 31-39: Hikayat Bintan dilanggar Singapura; the story of the ruler of Singapore who attacks the ruler of Bintan; cf. Van Ronkel 1909, pp. 89-90; IV pp. 39-47: Hikayat Khoja Sandas; a merchant from Ceylon who is waylaid on the Maidive islands and escapes thanks to his shrewdness; V pp. 47-67: Hikayat Raja Hindustan; the story of a ruler of Hindustan who is taught the languages of animals by a snake; VI pp. 67-72: Hikayat saudagar Negeri Kufah; the story of a merchant of Kufah who