On Cambyses II: Text and Manuscripts

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Cambises , qui et nabucodonosor dictus, septem annis quibus monarchiam orientis obtinuit sub patre enim uiuente duodecim annis prius regnauerat , templum prohibuit edificari; hic, cum uellet se in israel sicut et ubique pro deo adorari, judith , cum abra holoferne eius principe in obsidione bethulie capite truncato , achior proselito facto, israel liberauit, canticum cecinit.

Cambyses, who was also called Nebuchadnezzar, held the monarchy of the east for seven years (first having reigned for twelve years while his father was alive). He forbade the building of the temple. He wanted to be worshipped as a god in Israel as everywhere else. Judith, with Abra, beheaded his commander Holofernes, in the town of Bethulie. Achior was converted, Israel freed, and Judith sang a song.

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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)

Cambises qui et nabucodonosor dictus. vij
annis quibus monarchiam orientis obtinu
it. sub patre enim uiuente .xij. annis prius reg
nauerat. templum prohibuit edificari. hic cvm
uellet se in israel sicut et ubique pro deo adorari. Judith cum
abra holoferne eius principe in obsidione betulie ca
pite truncate. achior proselito facto. israel liberauit. canti
[§]cum cecinit.

Version 1

Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 363 (W)

Manuscript group AT1

Cambises qui et nabuchodonosor dictus
viii. annis quibus
monarchiam orientis obti
nuit sub patre enim uiuente
xii. annis pri us regnauerat templum
prohibuit edificari. hic cum uellet se
in israel sicut et ubique pro deo adorari. Iudith
cum abra oloferne eius principe in obsidione
betulie capite truncato achior proselito facto
israel liberauit canticum cecinit.

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

Cambises qui et nabuchodonosor dictus. vii. annis quibus
monarchiam orientis obtinuit. sub patre uiuente
xii. annis prius regnauerat. templum prohibuit edi
ficari. Hic cum uellet se in israel sicut et ubique pro deo adorari
Judith cum abra. holoferne eius principe in obsidione betulie ca
pite truncato. achior proselito facto. israel liberauit. canticum cecinit.

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

Manuscript group GB3

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

Manuscript group GB6

Cambises qui et nabugodonosor. dictus qui et .vii. annis quibus mo
narchiam orientis obtinuit. Sub patre enim uiuente .xii.
annis! prius regnauerat. templum prohibuit edificari. hic
cum uellet se in israel sicut et ubique pro deo adorari. iudith cum abra oloferne
eius principe in obsidione betulie capite truncato. achior proselito
facto. israel liberauit. canticum cecinit.

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 Cambyses II: 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-cambises.

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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