batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l40156-l40260
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l40156-l40260
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / FINIS / AN INDEX / OF THE; lines
40156-40260
start: '40156'
end: '40260'
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: An index section lists topics and persons in Sale's translation, including
entries on Moses, Nimrod, Noah, Pharaoh, Paradise, prayer, pilgrimage, resurrection,
deluge waters, Mount Sinai, and other legal or doctrinal subjects.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The entry for Moses lists fire in a bush, his mission to Pharaoh, miracle-working
power, water from a rock, conversation with God, receipt and breaking of the tables
of the law, anger at Aaron over the golden calf, and a search for al Khedr.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The entry for Moses says Moses and Aaron have relics in an ark.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The entry for Nimrod says he disputes with Abraham, has a tower, attempts
to ascend to heaven, persecutes Abraham, and is punished.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The entry for Noah points to his story, his prayer, and his wife's infidelity.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The entry for an oven says the first waters of the deluge poured forth from
it.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: The passage lists Paradise as described, notes its location, fruits, and the
portion of the distressed.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: The passage lists resurrection as a disputed topic through Obba Ebn Khalf
and mentions punishments and blessings of the next life.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: obs:8
text: The passage says a pen is connected with the writing of God's decrees.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:9
text: The passage mentions olive-trees growing at Mount Sinai.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:10
text: The passage says Christ was taken from Mount Olivet by a whirlwind.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:11
text: The passage lists pilgrimage to Mecca as commanded, with directions concerning
it.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:12
text: The passage lists quails given to the Israelites.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Moses
description: Index figure associated with fire in a bush, Pharaoh, miracles, water
from a rock, divine conversation, tables of law, the golden calf, Aaron, al Khedr,
relics in an ark, and a law said to be corrupted.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Aaron
description: Named with Moses in relation to the golden calf and relics in the ark.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Pharaoh
description: Ruler to whom Moses is sent; separately indexed with a story, a punishment
used by him, and presumption.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:14
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: al Khedr
description: Figure sought by Moses during an expedition.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Nimrod
description: Figure who disputes with Abraham, has a tower, attempts to ascend to
heaven, persecutes Abraham, and is punished.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Abraham
description: Figure disputed with and persecuted by Nimrod.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Noah
description: Figure associated with a story, a prayer, and a wife's infidelity.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Noah's wife
description: Mentioned in connection with infidelity.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Obba Ebn Khalf
description: Figure who disputes against resurrection and has a wager with Abu Becr.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Christ
description: Said to be taken from Mount Olivet by a whirlwind.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Israelites
description: Group associated with quails being given to them.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
roles:
- id: role:1
label: law-receiving prophet
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Moses treats with God and receives the tables of the law.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: miracle-working emissary
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Moses is sent to Pharaoh and receives power to work miracles; he brings water
from a rock.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: kinsman or associate in golden-calf episode
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Aaron is named when Moses breaks the tables and is angry over the golden
calf; Aaron's relics are also named with Moses' in the ark.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: oppressive or presumptuous ruler
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Pharaoh is the target of Moses' mission and is indexed with punishment and
presumption.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:14
- id: role:5
label: sought figure
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Moses' expedition is described as a search for al Khedr.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:6
label: rival and persecutor
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Nimrod disputes with Abraham, persecutes him, attempts ascent, and is punished.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: persecuted disputant
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Abraham is the person disputed with and persecuted by Nimrod.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: deluge-associated prophet
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Noah's story and prayer are indexed near a deluge-water entry in the same
passage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:9
label: unfaithful wife
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Noah's wife's infidelity is explicitly listed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:10
label: resurrection disputant
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Obba Ebn Khalf is said to dispute against the resurrection.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:11
label: wind-borne holy figure
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Christ is said to be taken from Mount Olivet by a whirlwind.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: role:12
label: recipients of miraculous food
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Quails are said to be given to the Israelites.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: fire in the bush
literal_form: fire in a bush
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: water from the rock
literal_form: water from a rock
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: tables of the law
literal_form: tables of the law
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:4
label: golden calf
literal_form: golden calf
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:5
label: ark with relics
literal_form: ark containing relics of Moses and Aaron
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:6
label: tower of ascent
literal_form: Nimrod's tower and attempted ascent to heaven
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:7
label: deluge oven
literal_form: oven from which the first waters of the deluge poured forth
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:8
label: Paradise fruits
literal_form: fruits of Paradise
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:9
label: pen of decrees
literal_form: pen with which God's decrees are written
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:10
label: Mount Sinai olive-trees
literal_form: olive-trees at Mount Sinai
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:11
label: Mount Olivet whirlwind
literal_form: Mount Olivet and whirlwind
associated_figures:
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: sym:12
label: quails
literal_form: quails given to the Israelites
associated_figures:
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Moses cycle indexed
summary: The index clusters Moses' fire in the bush, mission to Pharaoh, miracles,
water from a rock, divine encounter, law tablets, golden-calf anger, search for
al Khedr, and relics in the ark.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Nimrod against Abraham
summary: Nimrod disputes with Abraham, is linked to a tower and an attempted ascent
to heaven, persecutes Abraham, and is punished.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Noah and the deluge references
summary: Noah's story, prayer, and wife's infidelity are indexed, and another entry
says the first deluge waters poured from an oven.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Afterlife and resurrection topics
summary: Paradise is indexed with descriptions, location, fruits, and the portion
of the distressed; resurrection is indexed as disputed by Obba Ebn Khalf; punishments
and blessings of the next life are listed.
figure_refs:
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:5
label: Sacred mountains and movement by wind
summary: The index mentions olive-trees at Mount Sinai and Christ being taken from
Mount Olivet by a whirlwind.
figure_refs:
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:10
- sym:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: prophetic call through fire and divine commission
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Moses is linked to fire in the bush, being sent to Pharaoh, and receiving
miracle-working power.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage is an index entry and does not narrate the episode in full.
- id: motif:2
label: lawgiving covenant tablets
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
basis: Moses treats with God and receives the tables of the law.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: The index supplies only a compressed reference.
- id: motif:3
label: miraculous water from rock
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Moses is said to bring water from the rock.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: No details of occasion or recipients are given in this index passage.
- id: motif:4
label: sacred relics preserved in an ark
taxonomy_refs:
- ark_vessel
basis: Moses' and Aaron's relics are said to be in the ark.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The entry does not describe the ark's function beyond holding relics.
- id: motif:5
label: hubristic ascent toward heaven
taxonomy_refs:
- ascent
basis: Nimrod is associated with a tower and an attempt to ascend to heaven.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The index gives no narrative details of the ascent attempt.
- id: motif:6
label: persecutor punished
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Nimrod's persecution of Abraham and punishment are indexed together.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The agent and manner of punishment are not specified in this passage.
- id: motif:7
label: deluge source from domestic object
taxonomy_refs:
- flood_and_renewal
basis: The passage says the first waters of the deluge poured forth from an oven.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The index supplies the deluge detail without the wider flood narrative.
- id: motif:8
label: resurrection disputed
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: Obba Ebn Khalf is said to dispute against the resurrection.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The entry names the dispute but not its argument.
- id: motif:9
label: afterlife reward and punishment
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Paradise and punishments and blessings of the next life are listed in the
passage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage is an index and not a doctrinal exposition.
- id: motif:10
label: cosmic writing of decrees
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: A pen is identified as the instrument with which God's decrees are written.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not elaborate on the pen's cosmological setting or agency.
- id: motif:11
label: holy figure carried by whirlwind
taxonomy_refs:
- ascent
basis: Christ is said to be taken from Mount Olivet by a whirlwind.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
confidence: medium
cautions: The index does not specify destination or theological interpretation.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 40156-40163
quote_or_summary: Moses is associated with fire in the bush, being sent to Pharaoh,
miracle-working power, Egypt, water from the rock, conversation with God, receiving
and breaking law tables, anger at Aaron over the golden calf, and a search for
al Khedr.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 40162-40164
quote_or_summary: The index says Moses' and Aaron's relics are in the ark and that
Moses' law is now corrupted.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 40173-40175
quote_or_summary: Nimrod disputes with Abraham, has a tower, attempts to ascend
to heaven, persecutes Abraham, and is punished.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 40175-40176
quote_or_summary: Noah's story, prayer, and wife's infidelity are indexed.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: '40210'
quote_or_summary: An oven is identified as the place from which the first waters
of the deluge poured forth.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 40213-40215
quote_or_summary: Paradise is indexed as described, with notes on where it is situated,
its fruits, and the portion of the distressed.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 40182-40184
quote_or_summary: Obba Ebn Khalf disputes against resurrection, wagers with Abu
Becr, and is wounded by Mohammed.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 40249-40250
quote_or_summary: Punishments and blessings of the next life are indexed, including
their manner.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: '40219'
quote_or_summary: The passage lists a pen with which God's decrees are written.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: '40193'
quote_or_summary: Olive-trees are said to grow at Mount Sinai.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: '40194'
quote_or_summary: Christ is said to be taken from Mount Olivet by a whirlwind.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: 40204-40205
quote_or_summary: Pilgrimage to Mecca is commanded, and directions concerning it
are indexed.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: '40252'
quote_or_summary: Quails are given to the Israelites, with a note on what kind of
birds they were.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:14
type: summary
locator: 40229-40231
quote_or_summary: Pharaoh's story is indexed, along with his status as a common
title for Egyptian kings, a punishment used by him, and his presumption.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage is an index, so it provides reliable topic labels but little
narrative detail. Motif candidates are therefore based on compressed references
and require review against the cited main text locations.
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 comparison claims were added because the passage does not itself support broader cross-tradition comparison beyond indexed references.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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