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Jonathas , percussis nabuteis in ultionem fratris et post uictoriam cum bachide inito federe, alexandro ei sacerdotium conferenti opem ferens, post etiam demetrio et antiocho adolescenti , a triphone in dolo ligatus est et occisus.
Jonathan struck the Nabateans in revenge for his brother and after the victory he made an agreement with Bacchides. He brought aid to Alexander (who conferred on him the priesthood), and later also to Demetrius and Antiochus the Adolescent. He was treacherously bound up by Tryphon and killed.

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Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 29 (C2)

Ionathas percussis nabuteis in ultionem fratris
et post uictoriam cum bachide inito federe
alexandro ei sacerdotium conferenti opem ferens post
etiam demetrio et antiocho adolescentj. a triphone
in dolo ligatus est et occisus.


Version 1

Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 363 (W)

Manuscript group AT1

Ionathas percussis na
buteis in ultionem fratris et
post uictoriam cum bachide in
ito federe alexandro ei sacerdotium conferenti. opem ferens
post etiam demetrio et antiocho adolescenti a trifone
in dolo ligatus est et occisus.

Auxerre, Bibliothèque municipale, Ms. 145 (Ax)

Manuscript group FR2

Ionathas percussis nabutheis in ultionem fratris. et post
uictoriam cum bachide inito federe. alexandro ei sacerdo
cium conferenti opem ferens. post et iam demetrio et antiocho
adolescenti. a triphone in dolo ligatus est. et occisus.

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

Manuscript group GB6

Ionathas percussis na
butheis in ultionem fratris et
post uictoriam cum bachide ini
to federe alexandro ei sa
cerdotium conferenti opem
ferens. post etiam demetrio et an
tiocho adolescenti a tripho
ne in dolo ligatus est et
occisus.


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On Jonathan: 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-jonathas2.

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