Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Animated speaking vessels

animated_speaking_vessels

A motif of the Sacred Vessel and Container family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


sufi

  • The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam LXXXVI. / LXXXVII. / LXXXVIII. / LXXXIX.; lines 4101-4172 confidence: medium

    Vessels speak one by one; the little Moon looks in; the vessels address each other as brothers and anticipate a porter's shoulder-knot creaking.

    The passage describes vessels speaking one by one, calling each other brothers, and awaiting the porter.

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