For the reference of one of the fables of Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani to the verse of Nizami Ganjavi

Abstract

Examining one of the araks narrated by Leon, who was involved in Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani's "Wisdom of Lies", entitled "Unjust Shirvanshah", showed the relationship between the king and the vizier, the role of the vizier, his insight, the king's spiritual growth. Considering one of Nizami Ganjavi's untitled verses in parallel with fable will make him a possible source for Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani, but a big difference between them should also be noted. Leon's narrated fable shows the necessity of the vizier's wisdom, on which the king's authority, name, kindness depend greatly. The main issue of the writings is considered to be royal training and upbringing, because the future king must rule the state and the nation by the divine law by the will of God and be the guarantor of his patronage. It was on these principles that Leon raised the prince, and it took parable to justify his teaching method before King Phines and to show the king's face. Observation of these two allegorical texts with almost the same story showed that the Georgian writer examines in depth the wisdom reflected in fable, shows the spiritual development of the king, and differs from Nizami's verse, which, although it contains wisdom, does not witness the spiritual development of man. If Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani knew Nizami's verse, he might have used part of his story, but the Georgian writer added depth to his spiritual