batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l9025-l9084
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l9025-l9084
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER I. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD / CHAPTER II. / IN THE
NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 9025-9084
start: '9025'
end: '9084'
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: The passage includes translator notes on the calf made by al Smeri, its
animation by dust from Gabriel's horse, punitive slaying after calf worship, and
seventy men struck dead and restored after demanding to see God. The translated
Qur'anic text then recounts divine provisions of clouds, manna, and quails; a
command to enter a city humbly and seek forgiveness; punishment for altering the
commanded expression; Moses striking a rock with his rod to bring forth twelve
fountains; and punishment after the people reject one food and ask for produce
of the earth.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Al Smeri is described as collecting ornaments and melting them in a furnace
into a mass that came out in the form of a calf.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The Israelites are described as giving religious worship to the calf image.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Al Smeri is described as throwing dust from the footsteps of Gabriel's horse
into the mouth of the calf, after which the calf began to low and became animated.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: A translator note says that, after the calf episode, a sentence of slaughter
was executed and that God sent a dark cloud so the executioners would not see
one another.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Seventy men chosen by Moses are said to have heard God's voice, demanded to
see God, been struck dead by lightning, and been restored to life through Moses's
intercession.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: God caused clouds to overshadow the people and caused manna and quails to
descend for food.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The people are commanded to enter a city gate worshipping and to say a word
of forgiveness so that their sins may be pardoned.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: The ungodly changed the commanded expression, and indignation from heaven
was sent down because they transgressed.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: When Moses asked for drink for his people, God commanded him to strike the
rock with his rod, and twelve fountains gushed out.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:10
text: The twelve fountains are said to correspond to the number of the tribes, and
each group knew its drinking-place.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: The people complained to Moses that they would not be satisfied with one kind
of food and asked him to pray for herbs, cucumbers, garlic, lentils, and onions.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:12
text: Moses asks whether they will exchange what is better for what is worse; the
people are then described as smitten with vileness and misery and as drawing indignation
from God.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: al Smeri
description: A principal man among the children of Israel, identified in the note
as the person who cast the calf.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Aaron
description: Described as commanding in Moses's absence and ordering ornaments to
be collected.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Moses
description: Leader associated with asking drink for his people, responding to their
food complaint, and interceding for the seventy men in the note.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Israelites / children of Israel
description: The people described as possessing ornaments, worshipping the calf,
receiving provisions, complaining about food, and being divided into tribes at
the fountains.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: angel Gabriel
description: A heavenly figure whose horse marched at the head of the people; dust
from the horse's footsteps is said to animate the calf.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: God
description: The divine speaker and actor who provides food, gives commands, sends
punishment, provides water, and is heard by the seventy men in the note.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Levites
description: Named in the note as those ordered to slay every man his brother after
the calf episode.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: seventy men
description: Men chosen by Moses who heard God's voice, demanded to see God, were
struck dead, and were restored to life.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: the ungodly
description: Those who changed the commanded expression and received indignation
from heaven.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: calf-maker and animator
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He casts the calf from ornaments and throws dust into its mouth, after which
it lows and becomes animated.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: temporary commander
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Aaron is said to have commanded in Moses's absence and ordered the ornaments
collected.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: leader and intercessor
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Moses asks for drink, answers the food complaint, and intercedes for the
seventy men.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:4
label: recipient community and transgressing community
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The people receive provisions and water but are also described as worshipping
the calf and complaining about food.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:5
label: heavenly agent associated with animating dust
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Dust from the footsteps of Gabriel's horse is said to have the virtue that
animates the calf.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:6
label: divine provider, commander, and judge
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: God provides manna, quails, and water; commands entry and speech; and sends
indignation or punishment for transgression.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:7
label: punitive executors
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The note says Moses ordered the Levites to slay every man his brother.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:8
label: demanders of divine sight
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: They hear God's voice, demand to see God, are struck dead, and are restored
to life.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:9
label: command-altering transgressors
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: They change the expression spoken to them and are punished from heaven.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: golden calf image
literal_form: A calf formed from melted ornaments of gold, silver, and other materials;
it lows and becomes animated after dust is thrown into its mouth.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: dust from Gabriel's horse footsteps
literal_form: Dust taken from the footsteps of the horse of the angel Gabriel and
thrown into the calf's mouth.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: dark cloud
literal_form: A cloud sent by God to prevent those executing punishment from seeing
one another.
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: lightning
literal_form: Lightning that strikes the seventy men dead after they demand to see
God.
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: overshadowing clouds
literal_form: Clouds caused to overshadow the people.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:6
label: manna and quails
literal_form: Food caused to descend for the people.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:7
label: city gate and forgiveness formula
literal_form: A city gate to be entered worshipping, together with the spoken word
of forgiveness.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:6
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: sym:8
label: rock struck by rod
literal_form: A rock struck by Moses's rod to produce water.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:9
label: twelve fountains
literal_form: Twelve fountains gushing from the rock, corresponding to the tribes'
drinking-places.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:10
label: earthly foods requested
literal_form: Herbs, cucumbers, garlic, lentils, and onions requested instead of
one kind of food.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Casting and animation of the calf
summary: Al Smeri melts collected ornaments into the form of a calf; the Israelites
worship it, and dust from Gabriel's horse is placed in its mouth so that it lows
and becomes animated.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Punitive slaying after the calf episode
summary: A note compares the narration to Moses ordering the Levites to slay their
brothers and adds that a dark cloud was sent to prevent compassion during the
execution of the sentence.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Seventy men struck dead and restored
summary: Seventy men chosen by Moses hear God's voice, demand to see God, are struck
dead by lightning, and are restored to life through Moses's intercession.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:6
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Clouds, manna, and quails
summary: God overshadows the people with clouds and sends down manna and quails
as food.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Command to enter the city and altered expression
summary: The people are commanded to enter a city gate worshipping and ask forgiveness;
the ungodly alter the expression and are punished from heaven.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:6
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:6
label: Water from the rock
summary: Moses asks for drink, is commanded to strike the rock with his rod, and
twelve fountains emerge for the tribes' drinking-places.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:8
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:7
label: Complaint about food and divine indignation
summary: The people ask Moses to pray for earth-grown foods; Moses rebukes the exchange
of better for worse, and the people are described as punished for unbelief, killing
prophets, rebellion, and transgression.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Animated idol made from communal ornaments
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The calf is formed from collected ornaments, receives dust from Gabriel's
horse, lows, becomes animated, and is worshipped.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The animation detail appears in the translator's note and cited commentary,
not in the translated Qur'anic verses in this line range.
- id: motif:2
label: Divine judgment for transgression
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: 'The passage repeatedly describes punishment or indignation after transgression:
the calf episode, the altered expression, and the rejection of God''s signs and
provisions.'
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The specific punishments vary across note and translated text.
- id: motif:3
label: Death and restoration after demanding divine vision
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: The seventy men demand to see God, are struck dead by lightning, and are
restored to life through Moses's intercession.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: This is in a translator note attributed to commentators rather than in
the translated verses excerpted below it.
- id: motif:4
label: Miraculous provision in wilderness
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: God overshadows the people with clouds, sends manna and quails, and provides
water from the rock.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: No exact available motif-family taxonomy ref matches miraculous provision.
- id: motif:5
label: Water from rock for tribal groups
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Moses is commanded to strike the rock with his rod, twelve fountains gush
out, and each tribe knows its drinking-place.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The available taxonomy contains the symbol water but no specific motif-family
ref for water from rock.
- id: motif:6
label: Exchange of divine provision for inferior earthly foods
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The people ask for herbs, cucumbers, garlic, lentils, and onions instead
of one food, and Moses rebukes the exchange of better for worse.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage frames the exchange morally but does not develop a broader
comparative motif by itself.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The calf episode is explicitly linked by the notes to the Moses and Exodus
golden-calf tradition, including a calf formed from ornaments.
claim_level: same_motif
target: Exodus / Moses golden calf tradition
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The line range contains translator notes and citations, not a full
side-by-side comparison; the note also identifies al Smeri rather than Aaron as
the calf-maker.
- id: claim:2
claim: The punitive slaying after the calf episode is explicitly compared in the
note with the Mosaic account of Levites slaying their brothers, while the note
also reports differing numbers of the slain.
claim_level: same_motif
target: Exodus 32 punitive slaying after calf worship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
counter_evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
limitations: The note states agreement in the basic event but emphasizes numerical
variation between scripture, the Vulgate, and Qur'anic commentators.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 9025-9045, translator note l
quote_or_summary: Al Smeri, not Aaron, is said to cast a calf from ornaments; Israelites
worship it; dust from Gabriel's horse's footsteps thrown into its mouth makes
it low and become animated.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 9046-9054, translator note m
quote_or_summary: The note says the narration agrees with Moses ordering Levites
to slay every man his brother, but reports differing counts of the slain and adds
that God sent a dark cloud to prevent compassion.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 9055-9059, translator note n
quote_or_summary: Seventy men chosen by Moses heard God's voice, demanded to see
God, were struck dead by lightning, and were restored to life on Moses's intercession.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: 9067-9069
quote_or_summary: '"we caused clouds to overshadow you, and manna and quails ...
to descend upon you"'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 9070-9073
quote_or_summary: God commands the people to enter a city, eat freely, enter the
gate worshipping, and say 'Forgiveness' so their sins may be pardoned.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 9074-9076
quote_or_summary: The ungodly change the commanded expression, and indignation from
heaven is sent down because they transgressed.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: quote
locator: 9077-9081
quote_or_summary: '"Strike the rock with thy rod; and there gushed thereout twelve
fountains"'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 9082-9084 and following sentence in supplied passage
quote_or_summary: The people ask Moses for produce such as herbs, cucumbers, garlic,
lentils, and onions; Moses rebukes the exchange of better for worse, and they
incur vileness, misery, and indignation from God for unbelief and transgression.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Literal extraction is supported by the supplied passage. Some motif candidates
rely on translator notes rather than the translated Qur'anic verses in the excerpt.
Comparison claims are limited to comparisons explicitly made or cited within the
passage notes.
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: |-
Only the supplied passage and metadata were used. Taxonomy refs were assigned only where the provided taxonomy appeared directly applicable.
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