# Inspector task sheet

The severed sky rope: a Dinka account of distance from divinity

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For The severed sky rope: a Dinka account of distance from divinity, record author or storyteller, collection date, language, translation, page and exact scope. Distinguish evidence of a story being told from evidence of its events. Note which full documents remain unavailable.

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## 2. Investigate the central question

Compare specifically attributed versions and original-language concepts. Preserve narrative meaning and variation, and separate the date of collection or publication from mythical time.

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## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Compare attributed versions without turning narrative imagery into measurements. Compare locally attributed explanations and translations. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

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