batch.motif.islamicate-folklore-arabian-nights-lang-gutenberg-l6769-l6889
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record_id: batch.motif.islamicate-folklore-arabian-nights-lang-gutenberg-l6769-l6889
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
passage_locator:
label: The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 6769-6889
start: '6769'
end: '6889'
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 misses his ship because the old gardener dies and must be
buried. The ship carries jars of olives containing gold dust and the lost talisman
to the Ebony Island, where Princess Badoura buys the jars, discovers the talisman,
identifies it as the cause of separation and expected means of reunion, and orders
the captain to return for the merchant who owned the jars.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The gardener becomes dangerously ill after a bad night, and the ship's captain
comes to the garden door seeking the passenger who is to embark.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Camaralzaman tells the captain that the gardener is ill and asks that the
jars of olives and his bag be taken aboard while he says farewell.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The old gardener dies after murmuring his confession of faith, and Camaralzaman
digs a grave in the garden, wraps him, and buries him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Because he remains to perform the last offices, Camaralzaman reaches the quay
after the ship has already sailed.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Camaralzaman fears he has again lost Princess Badoura's talisman and prepares
fifty more jars containing gold dust covered or mixed with olives.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The ship arrives safely at the Ebony Island, and Princess Badoura sees it
entering the harbour from the palace.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Princess Badoura questions the captain about his voyage, passengers, and cargo,
and reacts with interest when he mentions olives.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: The captain says the fifty large pots of olives belong to a merchant who was
left behind when the ship sailed.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: Princess Badoura orders the jars unloaded and pays a thousand pieces of gold
to be remitted to the poor merchant.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: In the inner palace apartments, Princess Badoura opens the jars with Princess
Haiatelnefous and finds the olives mixed with gold dust.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: Princess Badoura discovers her talisman in one jar, faints, recovers, and
kisses the talisman.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: Princess Badoura says the talisman caused her separation from her husband
and will now be the means of their reunion.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:13
text: Princess Badoura orders the captain to return at once for the owner of the
jars, calling him her debtor and threatening confiscation of the cargo if he is
not brought.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Camaralzaman
description: A prince living in the gardener's cottage, delayed by the gardener's
death and separated from Princess Badoura and her talisman.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: the old gardener
description: An old man who took passage but becomes dangerously ill, dies, and
is buried by Camaralzaman in the garden.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: ship's captain
description: The captain who carries the jars of olives to the Ebony Island, sells
them at Princess Badoura's order, and is commanded to return for their owner.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Princess Badoura
description: The princess ruling as the new king at the Ebony Island, who buys the
olive jars, discovers the talisman, and orders the captain to bring its owner.
role_refs:
- role:5
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Princess Haiatelnefous
description: Princess Badoura's friend, present when the jars are opened and the
talisman is found.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: sailors
description: Sailors who accompany the captain and take the jars of olives and bag
as Camaralzaman requested.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
roles:
- id: role:1
label: delayed separated husband
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Camaralzaman misses the ship after the gardener's death and remains separated
from Princess Badoura.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: dying benefactor
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The old gardener is described as kind and dies while Camaralzaman is taking
leave, prompting burial duties.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: carrier and compelled messenger
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The captain transports the jars and is later ordered to return for the merchant
who owned them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: role:4
label: owner of hidden treasure jars
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Camaralzaman puts gold dust into jars filled with olives for transport, and
the captain later identifies the jars as belonging to the left-behind merchant.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: searching beloved ruler
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Princess Badoura is on the lookout for news of her beloved husband and uses
royal authority after discovering the talisman.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: role:6
label: recognizer of talisman
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: She discovers the talisman, is deeply moved, and identifies it as linked
to separation and reunion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:7
label: confidante and witness
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Princess Haiatelnefous is present when the jars are opened and helps restore
Badoura after she faints.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:8
label: ship attendants
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The sailors come with the captain and carry the jars and bag.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: olive jars containing gold dust
literal_form: fifty large pots or jars of olives mixed with or covering gold dust
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: sym:2
label: talisman
literal_form: Princess Badoura's talisman found in one of the jars
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: sym:3
label: ship
literal_form: merchant ship sailing from the Island of the Idolaters to the Ebony
Island
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: sym:4
label: garden grave
literal_form: grave dug in the garden for the old gardener
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Illness, death, and missed departure
summary: The gardener falls ill and dies; Camaralzaman buries him and reaches the
quay only after the ship has sailed.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Camaralzaman remains and prepares more hidden treasure jars
summary: After missing the ship, Camaralzaman fears the talisman is lost and prepares
additional jars filled with gold dust and olives for future transport.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Princess Badoura buys the olive jars
summary: At the Ebony Island, Princess Badoura questions the captain, orders all
the olives unloaded, and pays gold for the jars owned by the left-behind merchant.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Discovery of gold dust and talisman
summary: Princess Badoura and Princess Haiatelnefous open the jars, discover gold
dust among the olives, and find the talisman, causing Badoura to faint and then
kiss it.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Talisman becomes evidence for reunion
summary: Badoura tells her confidante that the talisman caused her separation from
her husband and will become the means of reunion, then orders the captain to return
for the jar owner.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: missed voyage caused by burial duty
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Camaralzaman misses the ship because he stays to bury the old gardener and
perform the last offices.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: This is a narrative incident rather than a named taxonomy motif in the
supplied list.
- id: motif:2
label: hidden treasure concealed in humble containers
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Gold dust is hidden in jars filled with olives and later discovered when
the jars are opened.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied symbol taxonomy reference matches olives, jars, or gold dust
directly.
- id: motif:3
label: lost recognition token recovered by separated beloved
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Princess Badoura finds her talisman in a jar, recognizes it, and connects
it to separation from her husband and hoped-for reunion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage identifies the talisman as causally important, but does not
explain its full earlier history here.
- id: motif:4
label: royal command compels return of absent beloved
taxonomy_refs:
- return
basis: After discovering the talisman, Princess Badoura uses royal authority to
send the captain back to bring the jar owner to her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy reference 'return' is applied cautiously; the passage initiates
the return but does not yet narrate its completion.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 6769-6784
quote_or_summary: The gardener is dangerously ill; the captain and sailors come
for the passenger, and Camaralzaman says the gardener is ill while asking them
to take the jars and bag aboard.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 6785-6796
quote_or_summary: The old gardener dies after murmuring his confession of faith;
Camaralzaman buries him in the garden, gives up the key, and reaches the quay
after the ship has sailed.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 6797-6807
quote_or_summary: Camaralzaman despairs at another year in a strange country, fears
he has again lost Badoura's talisman, and puts remaining gold dust into fifty
jars filled with olives.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 6808-6824
quote_or_summary: The ship reaches the Ebony Island; Princess Badoura, watching
for news of her husband, goes to the harbour and questions the captain about passengers
and cargo.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 6825-6844
quote_or_summary: When olives are mentioned, Badoura asks to buy them; the captain
says fifty large pots belong to a merchant left behind; she orders them unloaded
and pays a thousand pieces of gold for him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 6845-6860
quote_or_summary: In the inner palace apartments, Badoura and Haiatelnefous open
the jars, find the olives mixed with gold dust, and discover the talisman; Badoura
faints, is revived, and kisses it.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:7
type: quote
locator: 6861-6868
quote_or_summary: Badoura says the talisman caused her separation from her husband
and will be the means of their reunion.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short paraphrased quote-summary used.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 6869-6889
quote_or_summary: Badoura asks the captain about the owner of the jars and orders
him to sail back for the man, threatening to seal and confiscate cargo until he
obeys.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamicate-folklore/project-gutenberg/arabian-nights-lang.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage clearly identifies figures, objects, and sequence. Motif labels
are descriptive and mostly not linked to supplied taxonomy except a cautious 'return'
reference.
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 cross-text or tradition-level comparison.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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