batch.motif.buddhist-jataka-birth-stories-rhys-davids-gutenberg-l15756-l15788
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record_id: batch.motif.buddhist-jataka-birth-stories-rhys-davids-gutenberg-l15756-l15788
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
passage_locator:
label: A TALMUDIC MISCELLANY; / THE CLASSICAL POETRY OF THE JAPANESE. / BY BASIL
HALL CHAMBERLAIN, / KING OF ASSYRIA, B.C. 681-668.; lines 15756-15788
start: '15756'
end: '15788'
translation: Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: The passage is a set of publication notices advertising or announcing works
on Talmudic extracts, Japanese classical poetry, and a history of Esarhaddon translated
from cuneiform inscriptions.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A work titled “A Talmudic Miscellany” is described as extracts from the Talmud,
Midrashim, and Kabbalah, compiled and translated by Paul Isaac Hershon.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: A work titled “The Classical Poetry of the Japanese” is attributed to Basil
Hall Chamberlain and marked as nearly ready.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: A work titled “The History of Esarhaddon” concerns Esarhaddon, son of Sennacherib
and king of Assyria in B.C. 681-668.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The Esarhaddon work is described as translated from cuneiform inscriptions
on cylinders and tablets in the British Museum collection, with grammatical analysis
and related explanatory materials.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
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name_or_label: Paul Isaac Hershon
description: Named as compiler and translator of “A Talmudic Miscellany” and author
of “Genesis According to the Talmud.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Basil Hall Chamberlain
description: Named as author of “The Classical Poetry of the Japanese” and “Yeigo
Heñkaku Shirañ.”
role_refs:
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evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Esarhaddon
description: Identified as son of Sennacherib and king of Assyria, B.C. 681-668.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Sennacherib
description: Named as the father of Esarhaddon.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
label: compiler and translator
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The notice says the Talmudic miscellany was compiled and translated by Paul
Isaac Hershon.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: author
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The notice attributes “The Classical Poetry of the Japanese” to Basil Hall
Chamberlain.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: king
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Esarhaddon is identified as king of Assyria.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: son
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Esarhaddon is identified as son of Sennacherib.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: father
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Sennacherib is named parenthetically as Esarhaddon's father.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
symbols: []
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Publication notices
summary: The passage lists notices for books on Talmudic literature, Japanese poetry,
and the history of Esarhaddon, including authorship and publication details.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
candidate_motifs: []
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 15756-15765
quote_or_summary: The notice presents “A Talmudic Miscellany” as extracts from the
Talmud, Midrashim, and Kabbalah, compiled and translated by Paul Isaac Hershon.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 15766-15775
quote_or_summary: The notice presents “The Classical Poetry of the Japanese” by
Basil Hall Chamberlain and marks it as nearly ready.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 15776-15780
quote_or_summary: The notice announces “The History of Esarhaddon,” identifying
him as son of Sennacherib and king of Assyria, B.C. 681-668.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 15781-15788
quote_or_summary: The Esarhaddon work is described as translated from cuneiform
inscriptions on cylinders and tablets in the British Museum collection, with grammatical
analysis, ideograph explanations, and lists of eponyms and related material.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: high
comparison_claims: high
notes: The passage is bibliographic advertising matter rather than a mythic or narrative
passage; no motif candidates or comparison claims are supported by the supplied
text.
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: '2026-04-28'
notes: |-
No available taxonomy motif or symbol references are applied because the passage contains no supported mythic symbols or narrative motifs.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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