batch.motif.islamicate-folklore-arabian-nights-lang-gutenberg-l6546-l6659
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record_id: batch.motif.islamicate-folklore-arabian-nights-lang-gutenberg-l6546-l6659
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
passage_locator:
label: The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 6546-6659
start: '6546'
end: '6659'
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, separated from Badoura, learns from a gardener that he must
wait a year for a sea route home and stays in refuge. Badoura wakes to find Camaralzaman
absent and her talisman gone; to avoid suspicion she disguises herself as him,
travels to the Ebony Island, is received by King Armanos, and accepts his offer
of his daughter and crown. After the formal transfer of allegiance, Badoura privately
reveals her identity to Princess Haiatelnefous, who sympathizes with her.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Camaralzaman tells the gardener what happened and asks the shortest route
to his father's capital.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The gardener says a land journey to any Muslim country would take about a
year, while a shorter sea route by way of the Ebony Island is available only by
an annual ship.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Camaralzaman accepts the gardener's offer of shelter and works in the garden
while longing for his wife at night.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: Badoura wakes, does not find Camaralzaman, and discovers that the pouch in
her belt is open and the talisman is gone.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Badoura orders her women to keep Camaralzaman's disappearance secret because
she fears treason if it becomes known.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Badoura changes into one of Camaralzaman's outfits, and because of her strong
likeness to him no one suspects the substitution.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Badoura, under Camaralzaman's name and disguise, arrives at the capital of
the Ebony Island after a long journey by land and sea.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: King Armanos receives the supposed prince as the son of an old friend and
ally and lodges the party in the palace.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: King Armanos says he has no son, offers his daughter in marriage to the supposed
prince, and offers the crown and succession.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: Badoura feels unable either to confess the deception or refuse the proposed
marriage, and decides to accept.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: Armanos presents the disguised Badoura as his successor, seats the future
son-in-law on the throne, and has homage and oaths of allegiance given to the
new king.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:12
text: When alone with Haiatelnefous, Badoura says she is not Prince Camaralzaman
but a princess and Camaralzaman's wife, then tells her story.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:13
text: Haiatelnefous embraces Badoura and assures her of sympathy and affection.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Prince Camaralzaman
description: A prince separated from his wife, seeking a way back to his father's
capital and then staying with the gardener.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: The gardener
description: A host who explains possible routes and offers Camaralzaman his house
as a refuge.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Princess Badoura
description: Camaralzaman's wife, who disguises herself as him, travels to the Ebony
Island, accepts Armanos's offer, and later reveals her identity to Haiatelnefous.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: King Armanos
description: King of the Ebony Island, father of Haiatelnefous, and ruler who offers
his daughter and crown to the supposed prince.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Princess Haiatelnefous
description: Daughter of King Armanos, conducted to Badoura after the marriage arrangements
and later told Badoura's secret.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Badoura's women and suite
description: Attendants and officers who know or are told elements of Badoura's
concealment and are instructed to keep the secret.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:7
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Court and council of King Armanos
description: The assembled court and council before whom Armanos presents his successor
and from whom homage and oaths are required.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
roles:
- id: role:1
label: separated husband seeking return
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Camaralzaman asks the way to his father's capital and grieves over separation
from Badoura.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: host and route-informant
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The gardener explains the overland and sea routes and offers shelter until
the next annual ship.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: disguised spouse
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Badoura puts on her husband's clothing and travels under his name and appearance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: concealed successor-ruler
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Under Camaralzaman's identity, Badoura is accepted as Armanos's son-in-law
and successor and receives homage as new king.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: role:5
label: succession-granting king
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Armanos has no son and offers his daughter, crown, and kingdom to the supposed
prince.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: role:6
label: confidante and intended bride
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Haiatelnefous is the daughter offered in marriage and later receives Badoura's
private confession with sympathy.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: role:7
label: secret-keeping attendants
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Badoura's women are ordered not to reveal the disappearance, and later the
suite and women are informed and told to keep her secret.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
- id: role:8
label: oath-giving political assembly
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The court and council witness the presentation of the successor and give
homage and oaths of allegiance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: missing talisman
literal_form: A talisman kept in a little pouch in Badoura's belt, found to be gone
when she wakes.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: husband's clothing as disguise
literal_form: One of Camaralzaman's garments worn by Badoura so that she appears
to be him.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: annual ship and sea route
literal_form: A ship sailing once a year for the Ebony Island, contrasted with a
much longer land route.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: crown and throne
literal_form: The crown offered by Armanos and the throne on which the future son-in-law
is placed as successor.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: sym:5
label: open pouch
literal_form: The pouch in Badoura's belt is open when she notices the talisman
is gone.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Camaralzaman receives refuge and route information
summary: Camaralzaman explains his situation, learns that the sea route to the Ebony
Island is unavailable until the next year, and stays with the gardener.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Badoura discovers the absence and missing talisman
summary: Badoura wakes, cannot find Camaralzaman, questions her women, and notices
that the talisman is missing from her pouch.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Badoura assumes Camaralzaman's identity
summary: Badoura commands secrecy, dresses in her husband's clothing, has a woman
take her place in the litter, and leads the journey without being suspected.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Arrival and reception at the Ebony Island
summary: Badoura, still disguised as Camaralzaman, arrives at the Ebony Island and
is welcomed by King Armanos as the son of an ally.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Political marriage and succession offer
summary: Armanos offers his daughter and crown to the supposed prince; Badoura accepts
because confession or refusal seem dangerous.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:6
label: Homage to the disguised successor
summary: Armanos presents the disguised Badoura to the court and council, places
the supposed son-in-law on the throne, and receives oaths of allegiance to the
new king.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:7
label: Confession to Haiatelnefous
summary: Alone with Haiatelnefous, Badoura reveals that she is a princess and Camaralzaman's
wife; Haiatelnefous responds with sympathy and affection.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: lost talisman triggers separation and concealment
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The missing talisman is discovered after Camaralzaman's disappearance, and
Badoura's response to the crisis leads to secrecy and disguise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not show the talisman being taken or causing the separation
directly; it only records Badoura's discovery and inference.
- id: motif:2
label: spouse disguised as absent spouse
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Badoura wears Camaralzaman's clothing, relies on her resemblance to him,
travels under his name, and is accepted by others as the prince.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: This is disguise and impersonation, not literal shapeshifting.
- id: motif:3
label: marriage proposal as royal succession mechanism
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Armanos, lacking a son, offers his daughter and crown to the supposed prince
and has the court swear allegiance to the new king.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The legitimacy is politically conferred within the story, while the accepted
successor is secretly not the person Armanos believes.
- id: motif:4
label: secret revealed to sympathetic bride
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Badoura privately discloses her identity and marital status to Haiatelnefous,
who embraces her and promises sympathy and affection.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives only Haiatelnefous's immediate sympathetic response,
not later consequences.
- id: motif:5
label: delayed return through annual sea passage
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Camaralzaman learns he must wait a year for a ship to the Ebony Island, while
Badoura's parallel journey by land and sea carries her into a new royal situation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage concerns disrupted travel and delayed return rather than a
completed return episode.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 6546-6565
quote_or_summary: Camaralzaman asks the way to his father's capital; the gardener
explains the long land route, the annual ship to the Ebony Island, offers lodging,
and Camaralzaman stays and works while longing for Badoura.
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 6566-6579
quote_or_summary: Badoura wakes without Camaralzaman nearby, questions her women,
and notices the pouch in her belt is open and the talisman is gone; she initially
thinks her husband took it.
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 6580-6592
quote_or_summary: Badoura fears treason if the disappearance becomes known, orders
secrecy, changes into her husband's clothing, places a woman in her litter, mounts
a horse, and begins the march without raising suspicion.
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 6593-6605
quote_or_summary: After a long journey by land and sea, Badoura, still under Camaralzaman's
name and disguise, reaches the Ebony Island; King Armanos welcomes the supposed
prince as the son of an old friend and ally.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: lines 6606-6621
quote_or_summary: Armanos says he has no son and asks the supposed prince to "take
my daughter and my crown and stay with us."
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quote used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 6622-6637
quote_or_summary: Badoura is embarrassed by the offer, thinks confession or refusal
would be dangerous, and accepts while asking Armanos to assist her with counsel.
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 6638-6649
quote_or_summary: The marriage is arranged; Badoura informs officers and women while
preserving the secret; Armanos assembles court and council, presents the successor,
seats the future son-in-law on the throne, and receives homage and oaths.
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 6650-6659
quote_or_summary: Haiatelnefous is brought to the palace; when alone, Badoura reveals
she is not Camaralzaman but a princess and his wife, tells her history, and Haiatelnefous
embraces her with sympathy and affection.
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: The passage provides clear narrative evidence for disguise, concealed identity,
delayed travel, succession, and private confession. Motif taxonomy links are limited
because the available taxonomy contains few exact matches for disguise and imposture.
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 support a comparison to an external tradition or motif family beyond candidate motif classification.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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