On Abraham: Text and Manuscripts

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Abraham , suffocato aram , adoptans filium eius loth , ducta in uxorem sarai , cum patre peregrinatus est in charram ; inde, mortuo patre, uenit in sychem et inde pentapolim ; postea collocans tabernaculum inter bethel et ahy , cum in egypto uxorem simulasset sororem, rediens in conualle mambre habitauit, confederatus tribus fratribus , qui, cum de occisione quinque regum ueniens, a melchisedech decimas accipiente honoratus fuisset, signum dande prolis in pecudibus et auibus suscepit.

Abraham, after the suffocation of Haran, adopting Lot as his son, took Sarah as his wife, and travelled with his father to Harran. From there, after the death of his father, he came to Shechem and from there to Pentapolis. Later he pitched his tent between Bethel and Ai. In Egypt he pretended that his wife was his sister. Returning, he lived in the valley of Mamre, in alliance with three brothers. After slaughtering five kings, Abraham was honoured by Melchizadek who accepted his tithes. Abraham received a sign in animals and birds that he would have offspring.

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Version

Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 29 (C2)

Abraham suffocato aram. adoptans filium eius loth. ducta
in uxorem sarai. cum patre peregrinatus est in charran. Inde mor
tuo patre. uenit in sychem . et inde pentapolim . postea collo
cans tabernaculum inter bethel et ahy . cum in egipto uxorem simu
lasset sororem. rediens in conualle mambre habitauit. confedera
tus tribus fratribus Qui cum de occisione .v. regum ueniens. a melchi
sedech decimas accipiente honoratus fuisset. signum dande
prolis. in pecudibus et auibus suscepit.

Version 1

Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 363 (W)

Manuscript group AT1

Abraham suffocato aram adoptans filium eius loth duc
ta in uxurem sarai cum patre peregrinatus est in charram. Inde
mortuo patre uenit in sichem et inde pentapolim. postea collo
cans tabernaculum uenit bethel et ai. cum in egypto simulasset
uxorem sororem rediens in ualle mambre habitauit confederatus
tribus fratribus. Qui cum de occisione .v. regum ueniens a melchisedehc
decimas accipiente honoratus fuisset signum dande prolis in pe
cudibus et auibus suscepit.

Linz, Oberösterreichische Landesbibliothek, Hs. 490 (Schiffmann 26) (Lz1)

Manuscript group AT2

Köln, Historisches Archiv der Stadt Köln, W 247 (Kö)

Manuscript group BE1

Klosterneuburg, Augustiner-Chorherrenstift, Cod. 696 (K)

Manuscript group FR1

Auxerre, Bibliothèque municipale, Ms. 145 (Ax)

Manuscript group FR2

Abraham suffocato aram adoptans filium eius loth. ducta in
uxorem sarai. cum patre peregrinatus est in charram. Jnde mortuo
patre uenit in sychem. et inde pentapolim. postea collocans
tabernaculum inter bethel et hay. cum in egypto uxorem simulasset so
rorem. rediens in cunualle mambre habitauit confederatus tribus
fratribus. Qui cum de occisione v. regum ueniens. a melchisedec
decimas accipiente honoratus fuisset. signum dande
prolis in pecudibus et auibus suscepit.

Heidelberg, Universitätsbibliothek, Cod. Sal. IX, 40 (H)

Manuscript group GB3

Cambridge, Trinity College, MS B.15.5 (C)

Manuscript group GB6

Abraham suffocato aram adoptans filium eius loth. ducta in uxorem sarai!
cum patre peregrinatus est in charran. Inde mortuo patre uenit in sichem. et inde penta
polim. postea collocans tabernaculum inter bethel et hay. cum in egypto uxorem si
mulasset sororem. rediens in conualle mambre habitauit. confederatus.
.iii. qui cum de occisione .iiiior. regum ueniens a melchisedech decimas accipien
te honoratus fuisset! signum dande prolis in pecudibus et auibus suscepit.

Version 2

Cleveland, Museum of Art, 1973.5 (Cl)

Admont, Benediktinerstift, Cod. 128 (Ad)

Manuscript group AT3

Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut. 15.11 (F1)

Manuscript group FR3

Version 3

Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 83 (C3)

Manuscript group GB2

Version 4

Frankfurt am Main, Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek, Ms. germ. quart 13 (Fm)

Manuscript group CH1

Version 6

Leipzig, Universitätsbibliothek, Ms. Apel 1 (Le1)

Manuscript group NL1

Citation recommendation

On Abraham: Text and Manuscripts. In: Peter of Poitiers' Compendium historiae: a research platform and edition, ed. by Andrea Worm, et al., Graz: 2026. https://gams.uni-graz.at/query:chigc.thirdlayer?params=$1|t-abraham.

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Project principal investigators: Andrea Worm, Roman Bleier and Patrick Sahle
Mercator Fellows: Laura Cleaver and Franz Fischer