batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l67-l198
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l67-l198
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
passage_locator:
label: The Koran (Al-Qur'an); lines 67-198
start: '67'
end: '198'
translation: The Koran (Al-Qur'an)
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: Front matter for Rodwell's English translation of the Qur'an gives the
title, translator and introduction writer, a table mapping this edition's sura
numbering to Arabic sura numbering and titles, and a brief chronological note
on Mohammed's birth, hijra to Medina, and death.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage identifies the work as The Koran and states that it was translated
from Arabic by Rev. J. M. Rodwell, with an introduction by Rev. G. Margoliouth.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The passage contains a table listing sura numbers in this edition, corresponding
Arabic-text sura numbers, and titles.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The passage states that Mohammed was born at Mecca in A.D. 567 or 569.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The passage states that Mohammed's flight, called the hijra, to Medina took
place on 16 June 622 and marks the beginning of the Mohammedan era.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The passage states that Mohammed died on 7 June 632.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Mohammed
description: A named person in the biographical note, born at Mecca, associated
with the hijra to Medina, and said to have died in 632.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Rev. J. M. Rodwell
description: Named as translator from the Arabic.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Rev. G. Margoliouth
description: Named as writer of the introduction.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
roles:
- id: role:1
label: biographical subject
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage gives birth, flight, and death details for Mohammed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: epoch-marking migrant
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage states that Mohammed's flight to Medina marks the beginning of
the Mohammedan era.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: translator
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Rodwell is named as the person who translated the work from Arabic.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: introduction writer
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Margoliouth is named as the person who wrote the introduction.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
symbols: []
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Translation front matter and sura table
summary: The passage gives publication-style front matter and a numbered table of
suras with titles and Arabic-number correspondences.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Chronological note on Mohammed
summary: The passage summarizes Mohammed's birth at Mecca, flight to Medina, and
death, noting that the flight begins the Mohammedan era.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: epoch-making departure or flight
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: The passage explicitly describes Mohammed's flight to Medina and says that
this event marks the beginning of the Mohammedan era.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage is a brief historical-biographical note rather than a developed
narrative episode; the motif identification rests only on the reported flight
and epochal consequence.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 67-74
quote_or_summary: The work is titled The Koran; it is described as translated from
Arabic by Rev. J. M. Rodwell, with an introduction by Rev. G. Margoliouth.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 76-191
quote_or_summary: A table lists this edition's sura numbers, Arabic-text sura numbers,
and titles, from 'Thick Blood or Clots of Blood' through 'The Table.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 193-194
quote_or_summary: "“MOHAMMED was born at Mecca in A.D. 567 or 569.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 194-196
quote_or_summary: Mohammed's flight, the hijra, to Medina took place on 16 June
622 and marks the beginning of the Mohammedan era.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: line 197
quote_or_summary: "“He died on 7th June 632.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage is mostly front matter and a brief chronological note. Literal
extraction is straightforward, but motif extraction is limited because the only
motif-bearing action is the concise reference to the hijra.
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 symbols were extracted because the passage does not present listed objects or places as symbolic within a narrative scene.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg__l67-l198
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