On Ahasuerus: Text and Manuscripts

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Assuerus , post conuiuium deliciarum, uasthi expulsa, hester introducta, mardocheo honorato, aman suspenso, decretum de cede judeorum dolose datum nouis litteris in capita hostium conuertit, propter quod adhuc festum purim celebrant in memoriam cedis facte .xiiia. die duodecimi mensis et conuiuii celebrati .xiiiia. uel .xua. die in susa , ubi duobus diebus uacauerunt occisioni; quo tempore aristotiles audiuit platonem .

Ahasuerus, after the banquet of delights, the expulsion of Vashti, introduction of Esther, honouring of Mordecai, and hanging of Haman, changed the decree for the surrender of the Jews (issued fraudulently) for a new text on the heads of their enemies. Because of this, they celebrate the feast of Purim in commemoration on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, and in Susa (where there were two days of killing) they celebrate the feast on the fourteenth or fifteenth day. At this time Aristotle heard Plato.

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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)

Assuerus post conuium deliciarum uasthi
expulsa. hester introducta. mardo
cheo honorato. aman suspenso. de
cretum de cede iudeorum dolose datum.
nouis litteris in capita hostium conuertit
propter quod adhuc festum purim celebrant
in memoriam cedis facte. xiij. die xij mensis. et conui
uij celebrati .xiiija. uel xva. die in susa. ubi duobus die
bus uacauerunt occisionj. Quo tempore aristotiles audi
uit platonem.

Version 1

Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 363 (W)

Manuscript group AT1

Assuerus post conuiuium deliciarum uasti expulsa. hester in
troducta. mardocheo honorato. aman suspenso. decretum
de cede iudeorum dolose datum nouis litteris in capita hostium conuertit.
propter quod adhuc festum purin celebrant in memoriam. cedis facte. xiii. die
xii mensis et conuiuii celebrati .xiiii. uel xv. die in susa ubi duobus diebus
uacauerunt occisioni. Quo tempore aristotiles audiuit platonem.

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

Assuerus post conuiuiarm deliciarum uasthi expul
sa. hester introducta. mardocheo honorato. Aman
suspenso. decretum de cede iudeorum dolose datum
nouis litteris in capita hostium conuertit. propter quod adhuc festum
purim celebrant in memoriam cedis facte. xiiia. die mensis du
odecimi. et conuiuij celebrati. xiiija. uel xva. die in susa. ubi du
obubus diebus uacauerunt occisioni. Quo tempore aristotiles au
diuit platonem.

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

Manuscript group GB3

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

Manuscript group GB6

Aristobolus matre uinculata et tribus fratribus!
diadema sibi imposuit. suggestione uxoris anti
gonum fratrem suum interfecit. et decursis .cccc.lxxv.
annis a sedechia. quando regnum interruptum fuit! mor
tuus 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 Ahasuerus: 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-assuerus.

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Project principal investigators: Andrea Worm, Roman Bleier and Patrick Sahle
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