On Darius I Son of Hystaspes: Text and Manuscripts

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Iste darius , filius ydaspis , zorobabel soluenti parabolam de uino et rege et muliere et ueritate, muneribus datis, secundo anno regni concessit templum consummari , quod, septimo eius anno consummatum , .xxiiia. die duodecimi mensis est dedicatum.

This Darius, son of Hystaspes, after Zerubbabel explained the parable of the wine, the king, the woman and the truth, gave him gifts. In the second year of his reign he conceded that the temple could be completed, which was finished in his seventh year, and dedicated on the twenty-third day of the twelfth month.

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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)

Iste darius filius ydaspis. zorobabel
soluenti parabolam. de uino et rege et muliere. et ueritate. mu
neribus datis. secundo anno regni concessit templum consummarj. quod vijo
eius anno consummatum .xxa.iija die xij mensis est dedicatum.

Version 1

Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 363 (W)

Manuscript group AT1

Iste darius filius ydaspis zorobabel parabolam soluenti. de uino et rege et muliere
et ueritate. muneribus datis secundo anno regni concessit templum consummare quod vii
eius anno consummatum est .xx.iii. die mensis est dedicatum.

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

Iste darius filius ydaspis. zorobabel soluenti parabolam de ui
no et rege. et muliere. et ueritate. muneribus datis. secundo anno re
gni concessit templum consummari. quod septimo eius anno
consummatum. uicesima tercia die duodecimi mensis est dedicatum.

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

Manuscript group GB3

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

Manuscript group GB6

Iste darius filius idaspis zorobabel soluenti parabolam
de uino et rege et muliere et ueritate muneribus datis
secundo anno regni sui concessit templum consummare.
quod septimo eius anno consummatum. xxaiiia. die .xi.
mensis est dedicatum.

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 Darius I Son of Hystaspes: 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-darius2.

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