batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l20884-l20904
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l20884-l20904
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER XI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XII. / IN THE
NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 20884-20904
start: '20884'
end: '20904'
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: Commentary notes discuss a supposed transposition in a bowing-and-seating
scene; traditions about Jacob’s death in Egypt, Joseph’s burial actions, Egyptian
disputes over Joseph’s body, the sinking of Joseph’s coffin in the Nile to promote
the river’s increase and avert famine, and Moses carrying Joseph’s bones to Canaan;
additional notes mention charges against Meccans, Jews, and Christians, and contrast
inhabitants of cities and deserts.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A note says a transposition is supposed in words concerning a father and mother
being seated after they had bowed down, rather than before.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Jacob is said to have lived in Egypt for twenty-four years and, at death,
ordered that his body be buried in Palestine by his father.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Joseph is said to have carried out Jacob’s burial order, returned to Egypt,
and died twenty-three years later.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Egyptians are said to have disputed intensely over Joseph’s burial, nearly
coming to blows.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The Egyptians are said to have agreed to place Joseph’s body in a marble coffin
and sink it in the Nile.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The stated reason for sinking Joseph’s coffin in the Nile was a belief that
it might help the river’s regular increase and deliver them from future famine.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: When Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, he is said to have taken up the
coffin, carried Joseph’s bones into Canaan, and buried them by his ancestors.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: A note says Mohammed charges the referenced crime not only to idolatrous Meccans
but also to Jews and Christians.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: A note contrasts inhabitants of cities with inhabitants of deserts, describing
the former as more knowing and compassionate and the latter as more ignorant and
hard-hearted.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Jacob
description: A patriarch said to have dwelt in Egypt, died there, and ordered burial
in Palestine by his father.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Joseph
description: Jacob’s son in the note, said to have performed Jacob’s burial, later
died in Egypt, and whose body or bones were the subject of Egyptian burial actions
and later transfer to Canaan.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Egyptians
description: A collective group said to have disputed over Joseph’s burial and to
have sunk his coffin in the Nile for expected benefit.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Moses
description: Leader who is said to have led the Israelites out of Egypt, retrieved
Joseph’s coffin, and carried the bones to Canaan.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Israelites
description: A collective group said to have been led out of Egypt by Moses.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: idolatrous Meccans, Jews, and Christians
description: Groups named in a note as those charged by Mohammed with the referenced
crime.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: inhabitants of cities and inhabitants of deserts
description: Two contrasted populations described in a note by attributes of knowledge,
compassion, ignorance, and hard-heartedness.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: deceased patriarch requesting ancestral burial
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Jacob is said to have died after living in Egypt and to have ordered burial
in Palestine by his father.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: son performing burial duty
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Joseph is said to have taken care to perform Jacob’s burial order.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: deceased figure with contested and transferred remains
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Joseph’s burial is disputed by Egyptians; his body is placed in a coffin,
and his bones are later carried to Canaan.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: disputants and ritual buriers
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The Egyptians dispute over Joseph’s burial and agree to sink the marble coffin
in the Nile.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: exodus leader and transporter of remains
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Moses leads the Israelites out of Egypt and carries Joseph’s bones into Canaan.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: people led out of Egypt
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The Israelites are the people Moses is said to have led out of Egypt.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: groups charged with a crime
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The note says Mohammed charges the crime on idolatrous Meccans, Jews, and
Christians.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:8
label: contrasted populations
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The note contrasts inhabitants of cities and deserts by moral and intellectual
attributes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: marble coffin
literal_form: A marble coffin containing Joseph’s body, sunk in the Nile and later
taken up by Moses.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: Nile river
literal_form: The Nile, into which Joseph’s coffin is said to have been sunk for
the river’s regular increase and protection from famine.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: Joseph’s bones
literal_form: Joseph’s bones carried from Egypt into Canaan and buried by his ancestors.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: ancestral burial place
literal_form: Palestine or Canaan as the place of burial by ancestors or by Jacob’s
father.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Bowing and seating sequence note
summary: A commentary note proposes that the seating of father and mother occurred
after their bowing down, not before.
figure_refs: []
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Jacob’s death and burial order
summary: Jacob lives in Egypt, dies, orders burial in Palestine by his father, and
Joseph performs the order before returning to Egypt.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Dispute over Joseph’s burial and Nile immersion
summary: Egyptians dispute over Joseph’s burial, then place his body in a marble
coffin and sink it in the Nile, believing this will aid the river’s increase and
prevent famine.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Moses transfers Joseph’s bones to Canaan
summary: During the departure from Egypt, Moses retrieves the coffin, carries Joseph’s
bones into Canaan, and buries them by Joseph’s ancestors.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: ancestral return of remains
taxonomy_refs:
- return
basis: Joseph’s bones are taken from Egypt into Canaan and buried by his ancestors.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy label is broad; the passage concerns return of remains rather
than a living hero’s return.
- id: motif:2
label: burial by ancestors or ancestral land
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Jacob orders burial in Palestine by his father, and Joseph’s bones are later
buried by his ancestors.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: This is a passage-level pattern without a supplied exact taxonomy reference.
- id: motif:3
label: river increase and famine prevention through immersed remains
taxonomy_refs:
- flood_and_renewal
basis: Egyptians sink Joseph’s coffin in the Nile from a belief that it might help
the regular increase of the river and deliver them from famine.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: low
cautions: The passage describes a Nile-increase belief, not a full flood myth; the
taxonomy match is approximate.
- id: motif:4
label: contested burial of a revered dead figure
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Egyptians’ disputes over Joseph’s burial are described as so intense
that they nearly came to blows.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not explain all reasons for the dispute beyond the later
agreement about the coffin and Nile.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 20884-20885
quote_or_summary: 'A note states that a transposition is supposed: the father and
mother were seated after they had bowed down, not before.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain; summary of supplied passage.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 20886-20890
quote_or_summary: Mohammedan authors are said to write that Jacob lived in Egypt
twenty-four years, ordered burial in Palestine by his father, and Joseph performed
this before returning to Egypt and dying later.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain; summary of supplied passage.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 20890-20894
quote_or_summary: Egyptians dispute over Joseph’s burial, agree to place his body
in a marble coffin and sink it in the Nile, believing it may help the river’s
regular increase and prevent famine.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain; summary of supplied passage.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 20894-20897
quote_or_summary: When Moses leads the Israelites out of Egypt, he takes up the
coffin, carries Joseph’s bones into Canaan, and buries them by his ancestors.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain; summary of supplied passage.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 20898-20900
quote_or_summary: A note says Mohammed charges the referenced crime to idolatrous
Meccans and also to Jews and Christians.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain; summary of supplied passage.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 20901-20903
quote_or_summary: A note says inhabitants of cities are more knowing and compassionate,
while inhabitants of deserts are more ignorant and hard-hearted.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain; summary of supplied passage.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage is mostly translator commentary and footnotes, not a continuous
narrative passage. Motifs concerning burial, remains, Nile increase, and ancestral
return are directly supported, but taxonomy alignment is partly approximate.
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: |-
Used only supplied passage text and metadata. No comparison claims added because the passage does not itself support a specific comparative claim beyond the extracted motif candidates.
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