Ob-Zenaba

Ob-Zenaba is the eponymous heroine of a tale in the Zaghawa oral repertoire recorded by Marie-Jose and Joseph Tubiana. Her name, joining a Beria element to Zaynab, places her among the marvellous tales of Oriental origin that Zaghawa tellers took up and refashioned alongside their own animal fables and ogre stories.

Domains

• oral tradition

Powers

• endures and prevails within the tale

Sources

• M.-J. & J. Tubiana, Contes zaghawa du Tchad: trente-sept contes et deux legendes (1961; repr. L'Harmattan, 2004), index of proper names.
• M.-J. & J. Tubiana, Contes zaghawa du Tchad (1961; repr. 2004), comparative notes.