batch.motif.sufi-omar-khayyam-sufistic-quatrains-gutenberg-l4371-l4396
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record_id: batch.motif.sufi-omar-khayyam-sufistic-quatrains-gutenberg-l4371-l4396
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/sufistic-quatrains-omar-khayyam.md
passage_locator:
label: XCVI. / XCIX. / APPENDIX. / PAGE 4.; lines 4371-4396
start: '4371'
end: '4396'
translation: The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: Khayyam, who stitched the Tents of Science, / Has fallen in Grief's furnace
and been suddenly burned;
summary: An appendix explains that some stray quatrains from FitzGerald's introduction
and notes are being identified with their original texts. Under 'PAGE 4,' a quatrain
says that Khayyam, associated with stitching the tents of science, has fallen
into the furnace of grief and burned; Fate cuts the tent-ropes of his life, and
Hope's broker sells him for nothing. The note identifies the quatrain as Prof.
Cowell's literal translation of O. 22 and lists references.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The appendix states an intention to identify stray quatrains from FitzGerald's
introduction and notes with original texts that inspired them.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The quatrain describes Khayyam as one who stitched the 'Tents of Science.'
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The quatrain says Khayyam fell into Grief's furnace and was suddenly burned.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The quatrain says Fate's shears cut the tent-ropes of Khayyam's life.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The quatrain says the Broker of Hope sold Khayyam for nothing.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The editorial note identifies the page 4 quatrain as a literal translation
by Prof. Cowell of O. 22 and gives additional references.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Khayyam
description: Named subject of the quatrain, described as having stitched the Tents
of Science and as burned in Grief's furnace.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Fate
description: Personified possessor of shears that cut the tent-ropes of Khayyam's
life.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Broker of Hope
description: Personified broker who sells Khayyam for nothing.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Prof. Cowell
description: Named as the translator of the quatrain identified with O. 22.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: learned maker
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Khayyam is said to have stitched the Tents of Science.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: sufferer destroyed by grief
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The quatrain says Khayyam fell in Grief's furnace and was burned.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: life-cutter
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Fate's shears cut the tent-ropes of Khayyam's life.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: seller of hope
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The Broker of Hope sells Khayyam for nothing.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: translator
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The note calls the quatrain a literal translation by Prof. Cowell.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: furnace and burning
literal_form: Grief's furnace; suddenly burned
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: tents of science
literal_form: Tents of Science stitched by Khayyam
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: shears of fate
literal_form: The shears of Fate
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: cut tent-ropes of life
literal_form: tent-ropes of his life cut by Fate
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: brokered sale for nothing
literal_form: The Broker of Hope sold him for nothing
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Editorial identification of stray quatrain
summary: The appendix frames the passage as an attempt to identify stray quatrains
and notes that the page 4 quatrain is Prof. Cowell's literal translation of O.
22 with listed references.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: scene:2
label: Khayyam burned and his life cut short
summary: The quatrain depicts Khayyam, maker of the Tents of Science, as burned
in Grief's furnace, having his life-ropes cut by Fate, and being sold for nothing
by the Broker of Hope.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: life cut by fate
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The quatrain personifies Fate as cutting the tent-ropes of Khayyam's life
with shears.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents this as poetic imagery; no broader mythic narrative
is supplied.
- id: motif:2
label: destruction in the furnace of grief
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Khayyam falls into Grief's furnace and is suddenly burned.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The furnace is explicitly linked to grief and may be metaphorical rather
than a literal fire scene.
- id: motif:3
label: wisdom-maker undone
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Khayyam is characterized by the making of the Tents of Science before being
overcome by grief and fate.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy link to wisdom is based on 'Science' and learned activity,
not an explicit wisdom-teaching episode.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage identifies the page 4 quatrain as Prof. Cowell's literal translation
of O. 22 and lists related reference numbers, supporting a textual correspondence
claim within the cited corpus.
claim_level: linguistic_similarity
target: O. 22 and listed related references for the quatrain
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage gives reference identifiers but does not provide the original-language
text or demonstrate the comparison in detail.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 4371-4380
quote_or_summary: The appendix states that stray quatrains from FitzGerald's Introduction
and Notes, plus some edition-specific quatrains, will be identified with the original
texts that inspired them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/sufistic-quatrains-omar-khayyam.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 4384-4390
quote_or_summary: Khayyam 'stitched the Tents of Science' and 'fallen in Grief's
furnace and been suddenly burned.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/sufistic-quatrains-omar-khayyam.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 4389-4391
quote_or_summary: "'The shears of Fate have cut the tent-ropes of his life,' and
'the Broker of Hope has sold him for nothing.'"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/sufistic-quatrains-omar-khayyam.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 4393-4396
quote_or_summary: The note says the page 4 quatrain is a literal translation by
Prof. Cowell of O. 22 and lists multiple references including O. 22, C. 59, L.
74, and others.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/sufistic-quatrains-omar-khayyam.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward. Motif labels are cautious because
the passage is a short poetic quatrain with editorial notes rather than an extended
mythic narrative.
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 directly supportable by available taxonomy labels.
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