On Herod Agrippa I: Text and Manuscripts

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Iste herodes agrippa , uarietatem fortune sepe expertus, datis sibi tetrarchiis philippi , lysanie , herodis antipe et quarta in judea , in regem a gaio promotus, ad uoluntatem judeorum , occiso jacobo , honores diuinos sibi passus exhiberi, tristem mortis nuntium bubonem uidit.

This Herod Agrippa experienced varied fortunes. The tetrachies of Philip, Lysanius and Herod Antipas, and a fourth in Judea, were given to him, and he was made king by Gaius. At the will of the Jews, he killed James, and he allowed divine honours to be accorded to him. He saw an owl, a sad omen of his death.

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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 herodes agrippa uarietatem fortune sepe
expertus. datis sibi tetrarchijs philippj. ly
sanie herodis antipe. et quarta in iudea in
regem a gagio promotus. ad uoluntatem iude
orum occiso iacobo. honores diuinos sibi pas
sus exhiberi. tristem mortis nuntium
bubonem uidit.

Version 1

Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 363 (W)

Manuscript group AT1

Iste herodes agrippa uarietatem fortune
sepe expertus datis sibi tetrachiis.
philippi lysanie. herodis antipe
et quarta in iudea in regem a gaio promotus
ad uoluntatem iudeorum occiso iacobo
honores diuinos sibi passus exhiberi.
tristem mortis nuntium zubonem uidit.

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 herodes agrip
pa. uarietatem for
tune sepe expertus.
datis sibi tetrarchi
is philippi. lysanie
herodis antipe. et
.iiiita. in iudea. in re
gem a gaio promo
tus. ad uoluntatem
iudeorum occi
so iacobo. hono
res diuinos sibi
passus exiberi.
tristem mortis nunti
um bubonem
uidit.

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

Manuscript group GB3

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

Manuscript group GB6

Iste herodes agrippa uarietatem fortune sepe expertus
datis sibi tetrarchiis philippi. lisanie herodis antipe.
et quarta in iudea. in regem agagio promotis ad uolunta
tem iudeorum occiso Iacobo. honores diuinos sibi pas
sus exhiberi. tristem mortis nuntium bubonem
uidit.

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 Herod Agrippa I: 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-herodes3.

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