batch.motif.islamicate-folklore-arabian-nights-lang-gutenberg-l6194-l6302
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record_id: batch.motif.islamicate-folklore-arabian-nights-lang-gutenberg-l6194-l6302
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
passage_locator:
label: The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 6194-6302
start: '6194'
end: '6302'
translation: The Arabian Nights Entertainments
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: Marzavan travels in search of reports connected to Princess Badoura and
Prince Camaralzaman. After a shipwreck near King Schahzaman's palace, he reaches
the court, learns of the prince's illness, recognizes the link with Badoura, privately
tells the prince her story, and thereby prompts his recovery. Marzavan then devises
a hunting pretext and a false sign of the prince's death so the two can depart
secretly toward China.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Marzavan journeys through cities, islands, and provinces and hears accounts
of Princess Badoura.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: In Torf, Marzavan hears reports of Prince Camaralzaman's illness and a story
resembling that of Princess Badoura.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Marzavan's ship strikes a rock and sinks near the palace of King Schahzaman.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Marzavan swims to land near the palace and is received and clothed before
being brought to the grand-vizir.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The grand-vizir relates Prince Camaralzaman's history to Marzavan after mentioning
the court's affliction.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Marzavan sees Prince Camaralzaman lying on a bed with closed eyes and remarks
on a striking likeness.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Marzavan speaks in terms understood by the prince but not by the Sultan and
vizir.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: In private, Marzavan tells the prince about Princess Badoura and says the
prince alone can cure her.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: The prince is cheered by Marzavan's words, rises, dresses, and later recovers
his health.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: Marzavan proposes that the prince ask permission for a short hunting trip
so they can leave the court.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: The prince and Marzavan depart with two grooms and extra horses, hunt a little,
and go far from towns.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:12
text: At midnight Marzavan wakes the prince, has him change coats, and leads away
one groom's horse.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:13
text: At a place where four roads meet in the forest, Marzavan kills the groom's
horse, dips the prince's coat in its blood, and leaves the coat where the roads
part.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:14
text: Marzavan explains that the bloodied coat is meant to create the idea of the
prince's death and divert attention.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:15
text: The prince and Marzavan continue by land and sea until they reach the capital
of China.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Marzavan
description: A young traveler who has gained experience in his travels, seeks Prince
Camaralzaman, informs him about Princess Badoura, and arranges their secret departure.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Princess Badoura / Princess of China
description: A princess whose strange story is discussed in many places and whose
sufferings are reported to Prince Camaralzaman by Marzavan.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Prince Camaralzaman
description: The ill prince living with his father and the grand-vizir, later cheered
and restored by news of Princess Badoura.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: King Schahzaman
description: The prince's father, whose palace is near the foundered ship and who
is overjoyed by the prince's recovery.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Grand-vizir
description: Court official who receives Marzavan, recognizes his intelligence,
and relates the prince's history to him.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Two grooms
description: Attendants who accompany the prince and Marzavan on the hunting trip
while leading extra horses.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: traveling seeker
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Marzavan travels across cities, islands, and provinces while seeking information
connected to Badoura and Camaralzaman.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: afflicted prince
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Prince Camaralzaman is reported ill and is found lying on his bed with closed
eyes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: absent afflicted princess
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Princess Badoura is not present in the scene but her strange story and sufferings
motivate Marzavan's actions and the prince's recovery.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: protective royal father
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The king rejoices at his son's recovery and is described as unable to bear
the prince out of his sight.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: strategic helper
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Marzavan privately informs the prince, plans the hunting pretext, and creates
a false sign of death to enable departure.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: role:6
label: beloved seeker
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The prince says he is impatient to see his beloved princess again and fears
falling ill if they do not depart soon.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: court mediator
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The grand-vizir brings Marzavan into the court situation by telling him the
prince's history.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: attendants
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The grooms accompany the prince and Marzavan on the hunting trip with extra
horses.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: sea crossing and shipwreck
literal_form: sea, ship, rock, foundering near the palace
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: sickbed
literal_form: royal bed where the prince lies with eyes closed
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: hunting trip
literal_form: planned outdoor hunt used as the reason for leaving the palace
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: sym:4
label: four crossroads in the forest
literal_form: place where four roads meet in the middle of the forest
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:5
label: bloodied coat
literal_form: the prince's coat dipped in the blood of a slaughtered horse and left
where the roads parted
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:6
label: extra horses
literal_form: second horses and a groom's horse used during the departure
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Marzavan's search through many places
summary: Marzavan travels from place to place, hears stories of Princess Badoura,
and in Torf hears of Prince Camaralzaman's similar illness.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Shipwreck near the palace
summary: Marzavan's ship sinks near King Schahzaman's palace; he swims ashore and
is brought before the grand-vizir.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Recognition at the prince's sickbed
summary: Marzavan sees the ill prince, notes his likeness to the Princess of China,
and speaks coded information that the prince understands.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Private disclosure and recovery
summary: Marzavan privately tells Camaralzaman of Princess Badoura's sufferings
and says he can cure her; the prince is cheered and recovers.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Plan for departure under a hunting pretext
summary: The prince wants to see Badoura, Marzavan proposes a hunting trip as a
cover, and the king grants limited permission.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:6
label: Midnight escape and false death sign
summary: Marzavan wakes the prince at midnight, has him change coats, and at a forest
crossroads leaves the prince's bloodied coat to suggest his death.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:7
label: Journey to China
summary: The prince and Marzavan continue by land and sea and reach the capital
of China, where they rest for three days.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: search guided by reports of parallel affliction
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Marzavan moves through many regions and connects reports of Badoura's story
with Camaralzaman's similar illness.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives a direct narrative parallel but does not name a formal
motif.
- id: motif:2
label: shipwrecked arrival at the needed court
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Marzavan reaches the prince's court only after his ship founders near the
palace and he swims ashore.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents the shipwreck as an event leading to arrival, but
does not explicitly frame it as providential.
- id: motif:3
label: coded recognition at the sickbed
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Marzavan remarks on the prince's likeness to Badoura and speaks in terms
intelligible to the prince but not to the king and vizir.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The coded speech is literal in the passage; any wider symbolic reading
would need external comparison.
- id: motif:4
label: love-sickness relieved by news of the beloved
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The prince's condition improves after Marzavan tells him of Badoura and the
hope of reaching her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage attributes recovery to hope and the promise of reunion, not
to a supernatural cure.
- id: motif:5
label: departure by deception and feigned death
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
- trickster_boundary
basis: Marzavan uses a hunting pretext, a midnight departure, and a bloodied coat
left at crossroads to create the idea of the prince's death and enable travel.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: 'The taxonomy references are approximate: the passage clearly shows departure
and deception, but the broader motif-family classification requires review.'
- id: motif:6
label: journey to reunite separated lovers
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Camaralzaman leaves his father's court with Marzavan to travel by land and
sea toward the capital of China, where Badoura is associated.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:10
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage covers the departure and arrival in China but not the actual
reunion.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 6194-6203
quote_or_summary: Marzavan travels through cities, islands, and provinces; in Torf
he hears of Prince Camaralzaman's illness and a story similar to Princess Badoura's.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 6204-6214
quote_or_summary: Marzavan's ship has a good voyage until near King Schahzaman's
capital, where it strikes a rock and sinks; Marzavan swims ashore near the palace.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 6215-6224
quote_or_summary: The grand-vizir is impressed by Marzavan and wishes he knew a
secret cure; after Marzavan asks about the illness, the vizir relates the prince's
history.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 6225-6241
quote_or_summary: Marzavan sees the prince lying on his bed, remarks on his striking
likeness, and communicates Badoura's condition in words the prince understands
but the Sultan and vizir do not.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 6242-6254
quote_or_summary: Alone with the prince, Marzavan tells Badoura's story and sufferings,
says the prince alone can cure her, and the prince is cheered enough to rise;
the king orders rejoicings for his recovery.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 6255-6273
quote_or_summary: After recovery, the prince says he longs to see his beloved princess
and fears relapse; Marzavan proposes asking permission for a two- or three-day
hunt with horses ready.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 6274-6281
quote_or_summary: The king grants a one-night hunting trip; the prince and Marzavan
depart early with two grooms and extra horses, hunt a little, and move far from
towns.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 6282-6289
quote_or_summary: At an inn they sleep until midnight; Marzavan wakes the prince,
asks for the coat he had worn, has him put on another, and leads away a groom's
horse.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: 6290-6299
quote_or_summary: At forest crossroads Marzavan kills the groom's horse, dips the
prince's coat in blood, leaves it where the roads parted, and explains that this
will create the idea of the prince's death.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: 6300-6302
quote_or_summary: The prince and Marzavan continue by land and sea with sufficient
money, avoid needless delays, and reach the capital of China, where they rest
three days.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal narrative elements are clear. Motif-family assignments are cautious
and should be reviewed, especially 'trickster_boundary' for the deceptive departure.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
extracted_by: openai_batch:gpt-5.5
extracted_at: '2026-04-29'
notes: |-
No comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not explicitly compare this episode to another tradition or motif family.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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