On Alexander Son of Epiphanes: Text and Manuscripts

Go to the Kings of Syria group, the Visual edition.

Alexander , filius epiphanes , ope jonathe occidens demetrium , duobus insignibus regiis jonathan honorans, captis ciuitatibus suis a ptolomeo in dolo et uxore sua, filia ptolomei , demetrio data, a rege arabie ad quem fugerat capite truncatus est.

Alexander, son of Epiphanes, killed Demetrius with Jonathan's help. He honored Jonathan with two royal insignia. His cities were treacherously captured by Ptolemy and his wife (Ptolemy's daughter) was given to Demetrius. He was beheaded by the king of Arabia, to whom he had fled.

View this text with apparatus

Image excerpts from the manuscripts (as grouped by main graph versions) are the result of tool-based image annotation (via Cadmus) or manual extraction. For each manuscript version only these visually annotated manuscripts are listed here. For the grouping of all manuscripts we provide a separate list (Manuscript groups). Transcriptions are semi-diplomatic following project specific rules.

Version

Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 29 (C2)

Alexander
filius epipha
nes ope io
nathe occi
dens deme
trium duo
bus insignibus
regijs iona
than honor
ans. captis
ciuitatibus
suis a ptho
lomeo in do
lo. et uxore
sua filia pto
lomej deme
trio data a
rege arabie
ad quem confu
gerat. capite
truncatus est.

Version 1

Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 363 (W)

Manuscript group AT1

Alexander filius epyphanes ope io
nathe occidens occidens deme
tum duobus insignibus regibus io
nathan honorans. captis ci
uitatibus suis a ptholo in dolo. et ux
ore sua filia ptho. demetrio data.
a rege arabie ad quem fugerat capi
te truncatus est.

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 [2 Images]

Alexander filius epipha
nes. ope ionathe occidens
demetrium. duobus in signi
bus regiis ionathan honorans.
captis ciuitatibus suis in dolo
a ptolomeo. et uxore sua filia

ptolomei demetrio data. a
rege arabie ad quem fugerat
capite truncatus est.

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

Manuscript group GB3

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

Manuscript group GB6

Alexander filius epiphanes ope Ionathe occidens demetrium duobus
insignibus regiis ionathan honorans. captis ciuitatibus suis a ptholo
meo in dolo. et uxore sua filia tholomei demetrio data! a rege ara
bie ad quem fugerat capite truncatus est.

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 Alexander Son of Epiphanes: 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-alexander2.

Credits

Data modeling, data curation and web design: Jakob Sonnberger
Project principal investigators: Andrea Worm, Roman Bleier and Patrick Sahle
Mercator Fellows: Laura Cleaver and Franz Fischer