On Hyrcanus II: Text and Manuscripts

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Hyrcanus , a fratre suo aristobolo deceptus, ope arabum ad quos confugerat destitutus, a pompeio in sacerdotio confirmatus et a julio cesare rex sine nomine constitutus, tandem gladio parthorum opem antigono ferentium auribus mutilatus interiit.

Hyrcanus, deceived by his brother Aristobolus with the help of the Arabs to whom he fled, became destitute. Confirmed in the priesthood by Pompey, and made king without a name by Julius Caesar, he finally died, his ears mutilated by the sword of the Parthians who were bringing aid to Antigonus.

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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)

Hyrcanus a fratre suo aristobolo
deceptus ope arabum ad quos
confugerat destitutus. a pom
peio in sacerdotio confirmatus
et a iulio cesare rex sine nomine
constitutus. tandem gladio
parthorum opem antigono fe
rentium. auribus mu
tilatus interijt.

Version 1

Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 363 (W)

Manuscript group AT1

Hyrcanus a fratre suo aristobolo deceptus ope arabum ad quos
confugerat destitutus. a pompeio in sacerdocio confirmatus et a
iulio cesare rex syrie nomine constitutus gladio tandem parthorum
opem antigono ferentium auribus mutilatus interiit.

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

Hyrcanus a fratre suo
aristobolo deceptus.
ope arabum ad quos confu
gerat destitutus. a pompe
io in sacerdocio confirmatus. et
a iulio cesare rex sine nomine
constitutus. tandem gladio
parthorum opem antigono feren
tium. auribus mutilatus interiit.

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

Manuscript group GB3

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

Manuscript group GB6

Hircanus a fratre aristobolo deceptus. ope
arabum ad quos confugerat destitutus
a pompeio in sacerdotio confirmatus.
et a iulio cesare rex sine nomine constitutus.
tandem gladio parthorum opem an
tigono ferentium auribus mutilatus
interiit.

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 Hyrcanus 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-hyrcanus.

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