The manuscript “Revelation of the Three Wise Men” (3rd century) from Egypt translated in the 8th century in the Byzantine Zuqnin Monastery in present-day Turkey gives the names of 12 wise men. James of Edessa (Syriac Orthodox Church, 7th century) speaks of 12 princes. In “The Life of Jesus in Arabic/Syriac Infancy Gospel,” they are between 3 and 12. The Armenian Infant Gospel (5th century) seems to have found the right compromise: “The three brothers came with twelve army leaders, four for each king.” seems to have found the right compromise: “The three brothers came with twelve army leaders, four for each king.”