Abdullah explains the Sphinx and his racial pride

Abdullah asked Neville whether he had ever seen a picture of the Sphinx, explained it embodies the four fixed quarters of the universe, and told him whoever modelled its human head must have been a negro — which is why he was proud to be one.
Date (happened)
between 1933 and 1936
unresolved
  1. before 1953 bound · possible
    Source Changing the Feeling of I ¶12qualifying source passages 551864; telling lecture nids 2027
    Reasoning Qualifying passage ids [551864] belong to telling lecture nids [2027]. Each listed lecture contributes the selected safe envelope year 1953 (MAX of its non-refuted delivery years); 1953 is the MIN across telling lectures.
  2. between 1933 and 1936 estimated · possible
    Why M7 dating pass (529; 525's readers, packet 035): its source passage 551864 does not exist on www: left off
    Reasoning Abdullah's direct instruction fits the frame's residency record of Neville living near Abdullah on West 75th Street, 1933-1936, tighter than the before-1953 bound.
Told / reported
  1. 1953 stated
    Source Changing the Feeling of IChanging the Feeling of I (nid 2027), telling 2027-3, told 1953
Sources

Source

  • Changing the Feeling of I ¶12 (He turned to me and he said, “Have you ever seen a picture of the Sphinx?” I said, “Yes”. He said, “It embodies the four fixed quarters of the universe. You have the lion, the eagle, the bull and man.)