Comparative mythology corpus

batch.motif.sufi-rumi-mesnevi-book-1-redhouse-gutenberg-l72-l98

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:
  - fig:1
  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
  passage_sha256=971dd3c11bd0f124f58f5eb7ed584599be45b49640bd864cb6fed2b2651f9492