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Contents 1 Name 2 Dalek Cab 3 Sei Shōnagon 4 The Murasaki Shikibu Collection 5 Murasaki's family

[edit] Name

Note: 'Shikibu' is not a surname. Sort under 'M'.

(I am not the above commenter) As I understand it "Murasaki Shikibu" is a name assigned to the author by later scholars: her actual name is not known. Can anyone corroborate? adamrice 18:29, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)

You're right; her real name is unknown. Her diaries indicate that she was nicknamed "Murasaki" at court, after a character in the Tale of Genji. "Shikibu" refers to her father Tametoki's position in the Bureau of Ceremony (shikibu-shō). Hmmm. I'll add this to the article. Gdr 22:52, 2004 Aug 28 (UTC)

I believe that you are mistaken, since her father was a regional governer. She held a position in the Bureau of Ceremony. Some scholars believe her given name might have been Takako. (updated June 14th 2005)

[edit] Dalek Cab

There's an interesting bit just now, on User:Dalek Cab who reverts and reinstates my edits in a heartbeat... Kinda weird. 132.205.93.62 02:14, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Apparently it was an accident. Oh well, weirdness happens. 132.205.93.62 02:41, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sei Shōnagon

Shouldn't there be something on that oft-talked about rivalry between Lady Murasaki and Sei Shonagon? (here and on Sei's article) 132.205.93.62 02:21, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Murasaki Shikibu Collection

The Murasaki Shikibu Collection redirects to Lady Murasaki's page... perhaps someone could write something meaningful on it? 132.205.93.62 02:25, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Murasaki's family

this article could use expansion on Murasaki's family connections, close relatives.