batch.motif.islamicate-folklore-arabian-nights-lang-gutenberg-l6304-l6426
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record_id: batch.motif.islamicate-folklore-arabian-nights-lang-gutenberg-l6304-l6426
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
passage_locator:
label: The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 6304-6426
start: '6304'
end: '6426'
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: Camaralzaman, disguised as an astrologer, presents himself at the King
of China's palace to cure Princess Badoura under the condition that success wins
marriage and failure means death. Despite warnings, he persists, sends the princess
a letter enclosing her ring, and she is immediately restored by recognizing him.
The king gives Badoura to him in marriage after Camaralzaman reveals his princely
identity, and the wedding follows with rewards for Marzavan.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Marzavan has an astrologer's dress prepared for the prince, and the prince
puts on the robe before going near the palace.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The prince publicly declares that he has come to restore Princess Badoura's
health under the king's condition of marriage if successful or death if he fails.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: People in the crowd warn the prince that exposed heads on the town wall show
the danger faced by former unsuccessful healers.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Camaralzaman repeats his proclamation and remains firm despite the crowd's
horror and warnings.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The grand-vizir brings Camaralzaman before the king, who also tries to persuade
him to abandon the attempt.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: The king orders the eunuch guarding the princess's apartments to conduct the
disguised astrologer toward her presence.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: In the ante-room to the princess's chamber, Camaralzaman offers to cure the
princess without seeing her.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: Camaralzaman writes a letter to Badoura and encloses her ring without letting
the eunuch see it.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: The letter recalls his earlier sight of her sleeping beauty, his giving of
his ring, and his taking of hers in exchange.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: When Badoura sees her ring in the letter, she rises at once, runs to the doorway,
and recognizes Camaralzaman.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: Camaralzaman and Badoura embrace after recognizing each other.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:12
text: Badoura returns her ring to Camaralzaman and says she will wear his as long
as she lives.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:13
text: The eunuch reports to the king that the new astrologer cured the princess
without seeing her.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:14
text: The king places Badoura's hand in Camaralzaman's and gives her to him as wife,
keeping his promise.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:15
text: Camaralzaman reveals that he is not an astrologer but a prince, son of Schahzaman,
King of the Isles of the Children of Khaledan.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:16
text: The king orders the remarkable story to be preserved in the archives and published
abroad.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:17
text: The wedding occurs the next day with pomp and rejoicing, and Marzavan receives
a court post.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Camaralzaman
description: A prince disguised as an astrologer who seeks to cure and marry Princess
Badoura; he later reveals he is son of Schahzaman.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Princess Badoura
description: Daughter of the King of China, described as ill until she recognizes
Camaralzaman and receives his letter and ring.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Marzavan
description: Helper who prepares the astrologer's disguise for Camaralzaman and
later receives a court post.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:9
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: King of China
description: Badoura's father, who sets the condition for curing her, tries to dissuade
Camaralzaman, and then gives Badoura to him in marriage.
role_refs:
- role:7
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Eunuch
description: Guardian of the princess's apartments who conducts the disguised astrologer,
delivers the letter, and reports the cure to the king.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Crowd
description: Onlookers who pity the prince and warn him of the exposed heads and
the danger of death.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Nurse
description: Princess Badoura's nurse, who follows her and draws the reunited pair
back into the inner room.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Grand-vizir
description: The official who comes out and brings Camaralzaman before the king.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Schahzaman
description: Named by Camaralzaman as his father and King of the Isles of the Children
of Khaledan.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: disguised healer
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He wears an astrologer's robe and presents himself as able to cure the princess.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: risk-taking suitor
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He accepts the king's condition of marriage if successful and death if he
fails.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: revealed prince
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He tells the king that the astrologer role was a disguise and gives his royal
identity.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:4
label: ill princess
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: She is the one whose health is to be restored and who is described as cured
after receiving the letter and ring.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:5
label: beloved bride
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The letter names her as the beloved, and the king gives her to Camaralzaman
in marriage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: role:6
label: helper and mediator
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Marzavan prepares the disguise and consults the princess's nurse; he is later
rewarded.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:9
- id: role:7
label: royal father
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: He is Badoura's father and embraces her after the cure.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:8
- id: role:8
label: promise-keeping king
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: He grants his daughter to the successful stranger according to the stated
condition.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:8
- id: role:9
label: guardian and messenger
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: He guards the princess's apartments, carries the letter to her, and reports
back to the king.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:10
label: warning witnesses
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The crowd warns the prince about the danger and points to the heads on the
wall.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:11
label: attendant nurse
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The nurse follows the princess and guides the reunited pair back into the
inner room.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:12
label: court intermediary
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The grand-vizir fetches Camaralzaman and leads him to the king.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:13
label: royal father named in lineage
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Camaralzaman identifies Schahzaman as his father and a king.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: astrologer's robe
literal_form: Disguise clothing worn by Camaralzaman to appear as an astrologer.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: ring token
literal_form: Badoura's ring enclosed in Camaralzaman's letter, paired with his
ring which she keeps.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: sym:3
label: exposed heads
literal_form: Heads exposed on the town wall as warnings of the fate of failed healers
or suitors.
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: letter of cure
literal_form: A written message sent to Badoura, enclosing the ring and recalling
the lovers' earlier exchange.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: sym:5
label: hand-giving in marriage
literal_form: The king places Badoura's hand in Camaralzaman's as he gives her to
him as wife.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Disguise and approach to the palace
summary: Marzavan arranges an astrologer's robe for Camaralzaman, who goes near
the King of China's palace in disguise.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Public challenge and warnings
summary: Camaralzaman announces his offer to cure Badoura under the condition of
marriage or death, while the crowd warns him about the heads on the wall and the
danger he faces.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Entrance to the royal household
summary: The grand-vizir brings Camaralzaman to the king, who tries to dissuade
him before ordering the eunuch to conduct him toward the princess's apartments.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:8
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Cure attempted from the ante-room
summary: In the ante-room, Camaralzaman says he can cure Badoura without seeing
her and sends a letter enclosing her ring.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Recognition and reunion
summary: Badoura sees her ring, rushes to the doorway, recognizes Camaralzaman,
embraces him, and returns her ring while keeping his.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:6
label: Royal acceptance and marriage
summary: The eunuch reports the cure, the king gives Badoura to Camaralzaman, Camaralzaman
reveals his princely identity, and the wedding follows with celebration and reward
for Marzavan.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: disguised noble suitor gains access to princess
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Camaralzaman assumes an astrologer's disguise to enter the royal setting
and reach Badoura.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The disguise is explicitly stated, but broader motif classification beyond
this passage is not asserted.
- id: motif:2
label: perilous cure trial with marriage reward and death penalty
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The king's condition is that the successful healer marries Badoura, while
failure costs the attempt maker his life; the exposed heads confirm prior deadly
consequences.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage frames the trial as a cure attempt rather than a formal riddle
or combat ordeal.
- id: motif:3
label: recognition by exchanged ring
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Badoura is transformed from languid indifference to immediate action when
she sees her ring enclosed in Camaralzaman's letter, leading to mutual recognition.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives the ring as a recognition token; any wider symbolic
meaning requires comparison outside this passage.
- id: motif:4
label: love-sickness cured by reunion token
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The princess is said to be cured without the astrologer seeing her when she
reads the letter and sees the ring that identifies Camaralzaman.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The exact nature of the princess's illness is not described in this excerpt
beyond the effect of the letter and ring.
- id: motif:5
label: royal marriage after successful ordeal
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_marriage
basis: After the cure is accepted, the king places Badoura's hand in Camaralzaman's
and the wedding occurs the next day with public rejoicing.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy label 'sacred_marriage' is only partially applicable
here because the passage presents a royal human marriage, not an explicitly sacred
or divine union.
- id: motif:6
label: helper rewarded after lovers' reunion
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Marzavan assists Camaralzaman's disguise and approach and is later given
a lucrative court post with promise of advancement.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not elaborate on the full scope of Marzavan's earlier
aid beyond this excerpt.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 6304-6312
quote_or_summary: Marzavan prepares an astrologer's dress; Camaralzaman puts it
on, is brought within sight of the palace, and Marzavan goes to consult his mother,
the princess's nurse.
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: lines 6313-6318
quote_or_summary: Camaralzaman proclaims that he is an astrologer come to restore
Badoura's health under the condition of marrying her if he succeeds or losing
his life if he fails.
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: lines 6319-6333
quote_or_summary: A crowd gathers, pities his youth and bearing, warns him of the
exposed heads on the town wall, and reacts with horror as he repeats his cry and
remains resolved.
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: lines 6334-6346
quote_or_summary: The grand-vizir brings Camaralzaman to the king; the king is struck
by him, tries to dissuade him, then orders the eunuch guarding the princess's
apartments to conduct him onward.
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: lines 6347-6368
quote_or_summary: The eunuch leads Camaralzaman through passages to the ante-room;
Camaralzaman asks whether he should cure the princess in her presence or from
there, then chooses to do so without seeing her and begins writing.
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: lines 6360-6373
quote_or_summary: Camaralzaman's letter recalls seeing Badoura asleep, giving her
his ring, taking hers in exchange, enclosing her ring, and awaiting her reply
in the ante-room.
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: lines 6374-6389
quote_or_summary: Badoura sees the ring, rises immediately, reaches the doorway,
recognizes Camaralzaman, embraces him, and later returns her ring while saying
she will wear his for life.
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: lines 6390-6409
quote_or_summary: The eunuch tells the king the princess was cured without being
seen; the king gives Badoura to the stranger as wife, and Camaralzaman reveals
he is a prince, son of Schahzaman.
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: lines 6410-6426
quote_or_summary: The king orders the story preserved and published; the wedding
occurs the next day with rejoicing, Marzavan receives a court post, and the couple
live happily together.
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: high
notes: Literal events and roles are explicit in the passage. Motif labels are limited
to passage-supported patterns; no external comparison claims are made.
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 support a specific cross-textual or historical comparison.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:islamicate-folklore-arabian-nights-lang-gutenberg__l6304-l6426
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