On Enoch: Text and Manuscripts

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Iste enoch , placens deo, translatus est in paradysum ; uiuit cum helia ; qui, quibusdam litteris inuentis, librum etiam ut in epistula jude continetur scripsit, sub quo adam creditur mortuus.

This Enoch, pleasing God, was transported to paradise, where he lives along with Elijah. Having invented letters, he wrote a book, as is mentioned in the Epistle of Jude. It is believed that Adam died in his time.

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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 enoch placens deo translatus est in paradysum uiuit cum
helia . qui quibusdam litteris inuentis. librum etiam ut in epistula
iude continetur scripsit. Sub quo adam creditur mortuus.

Version 1

Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 363 (W)

Manuscript group AT1

Iste enoch placens deo translatus est in paradysum uiuit cum helya qui quibusdam litteris
inuentis. librum etiam ut in epistula iude inuenitur scripsit. Sub quo adam creditur
mortuus.

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 enoch placens deo. translatus est in paradisum. uiuit
cum helya. Qui quibusdam litteris inuentis. librum et iam ut in
epistula iude continetur scripsit. Sub quo adam creditur mor
tuus.

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

Manuscript group GB3

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

Manuscript group GB6

Iste enoch placens deo translatus est in para
disum. uiuit cum helia. Qui quibusdam litteris in
uentis librum et iam ut in epistula iude continetur scrip
sit sub quo adam creditur mortuus.

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 Enoch: 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-enoch2.

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