Motif
Sawn dismemberment of the royal body
sawn_dismemberment_of_the_royal_body
A motif of the Primordial Sacrifice and Dismemberment family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
persian
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Persian Literature, Volume 1 HSHENG / TAHMERS / JEMSHD / MIRTS-TZ, AND HIS SON ZOHK; lines 1384-1512 confidence: high
Zohk orders two planks brought, has Jemshd fastened between them, and has his body divided lengthwise with a saw into two.
Jemshd is fastened between two planks and divided lengthwise with a saw, making two figures out of one.
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