batch.motif.sufi-rumi-mesnevi-book-1-redhouse-gutenberg-l72-l98
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record_id: batch.motif.sufi-rumi-mesnevi-book-1-redhouse-gutenberg-l72-l98
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
passage_locator:
label: The Mesnevi / ORIENTAL SERIES. / BOOK THE FIRST.; lines 72-98
start: '72'
end: '98'
translation: The Mesnevi
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: Front matter identifies the work as The Mesnevi, part of Trübner’s Oriental
Series, Book the First, attributed to Mevlānā Jelālu-’d-Dīn Muhammed er-Rūmī,
and states that it includes an account of the author, his ancestors, and descendants,
illustrated with selected anecdotes.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage is front matter for Trübner’s Oriental Series and includes printer
information for Edinburgh and London.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The work is identified as The Mesnevi, also known as the Mesnevīyi Sherīf
or Holy Mesnevī.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The named author is Mevlānā Jelālu-’d-Dīn Muhammed er-Rūmī.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The passage identifies this as Book the First.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The volume is described as including an account of the author’s life and acts,
his ancestors, and his descendants, with selected characteristic anecdotes.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Mevlānā Jelālu-’d-Dīn Muhammed er-Rūmī
description: Named as the author of The Mesnevi and as the subject of an account
of his life and acts.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: ancestors of the author
description: Mentioned as subjects of the included account.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: descendants of the author
description: Mentioned as subjects of the included account.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
label: author
assigned_to:
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basis: The title page attributes The Mesnevi to Mevlānā Jelālu-’d-Dīn Muhammed er-Rūmī.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: biographical subject
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
basis: The front matter says the volume includes an account of the author, his ancestors,
and his descendants.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
symbols: []
scenes: []
candidate_motifs: []
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 72-82
quote_or_summary: Front matter names Trübner’s Oriental Series and gives printing
information for Edinburgh and London.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 84-91
quote_or_summary: The title page identifies The Mesnevi, also called the Holy Mesnevī,
as Book the First and attributes it to Mevlānā Jelālu-’d-Dīn Muhammed er-Rūmī.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 93-98
quote_or_summary: The subtitle states that the volume includes an account of the
author’s life and acts, his ancestors, and descendants, illustrated by selected
characteristic anecdotes.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: high
comparison_claims: high
notes: The passage is title-page/front-matter material rather than a narrative or
doctrinal passage; no mythic motifs, symbols, scenes, or comparison claims are
supported by the provided 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 taxonomy motif or symbol references were assigned because the passage contains bibliographic and biographical framing only.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:sufi-rumi-mesnevi-book-1-redhouse-gutenberg__l72-l98
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