On Cyrus II: Text and Manuscripts

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Cyrus , occiso balthasar , regno babylonis ad persas translato, primo anno excitatus scriptura ysaie licentiam dedit judeis redeundi, cuius tertio anno egressi sunt .l. milia , hortante aggeo et zacharia sub jhesu et zorobabel , qui .xxx. annis cyri , impedientibus finitimis, uix usque ad appodiationem muros templi edificauerunt.

Cyrus, having killed Belshazzar, tranferred the kingdom of Babylon to the Persians. In the first year, inspired by the writing of Isaiah, he gave the Jews permission to return. In his third year, 50,000 people left. Encouraged by Haggai and Zechariah, under Jesus and Zerubbabel, in Cyrus's 30th year, hindered by their neighbours, they had just finished building the walls of the temple.

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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)

Cyrus occiso balthasar regno babylonis
ad persas translato. primo anno excitatus
scriptura ysaie. licentiam dedit iudeis re
deundj. cuius tercio anno egressi sunt. L.
milia. hortante aggeo et zacharia. sub
ihesu et zorobabel. qui .xxx. annis cyri im
pedientibus finitimis. uix usque ad appodia
tionem muros templj edificauerunt.

Version 1

Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 363 (W)

Manuscript group AT1

Cyrus occiso balthasar. regno babilonis ad persas translato primo an
no exictatus scriptura ysaye. licentiam dedit iudeis redeundi. cuius tercio anno
egressi sunt .L. milia hortante aggeo et zacharia sub iesu et zorobabel qui
xxx. annis cyri impedientibus. finitimis uix usque ad oppidiationem
muros templi edificauerunt.

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

Sirus occiso baltaasar. regno babylonis
ad persas translato. primo anno excitatus
scriptura ysaie. licenciam dedit iudeis redeundi. cuius tercio
anno egressi sunt. l. milia. hortante aggeo et zacharia sub
ihesu et zorobabel. qui xxx. annis cyri impedientibus finitimis.
uix usque ad appodiationem muros templi edificauerunt.

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

Manuscript group GB3

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

Manuscript group GB6

Cirus occiso balthasar regno babi. ad persas translato! primo anno ex
citatus scriptura ysaie. licentiam dedit iudeis redeundi. cuius tercio anno egressi
sunt .l. milia. hortante aggeo et zacharia sub ihesu
et zorobabel. qui .xxx. annis ciri impedientibus fi
nitimis. uix usque ad appodiationem muros templi
edificauerunt.

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 Cyrus 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-cyrus.

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