On Judah Maccabee: Text and Manuscripts

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Judas , appollonio et seron et timotheo , nicanore , gorgia et lisia superatis, templum tribus annis prophanatum, .xxua. die decembris factus sacerdos, enceniauit octo diebus; qui, per se et jonathan galaditides et per symonem galileos liberans, sub josepho et azaria custodibus jerusalem duobus milibus cadentibus, postquam eupatori dextram dedit, accusationem alchimi tolerans, caput nicanoris truncans, postquam fedus cum romanis iniit, a bachide occisus interiit.

Judas Maccabeus, having defeated Appollonius, Seron, Timothy, Nicano, Gorgias and Lysias, was made high priest on the 25th of December. He consecrated the temple, which had been desecrated for three years, over eight days. By himself, and then with Jonathan, he freed the Gileadites and with Simon, he freed the Gallileans. Under Joseph and Azariah, guardians of Jerusalem, two thousand people fell, after which, having given his right hand in pledge to Eupator, and tolerating the accusations of Alchimus, he decapitated Nicanor. Afterwards, he made an alliance with the Romans, and was killed by Bachides.

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Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 29 (C2)

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Iudas appolloni
o. et seron et timo
theo lycanore [*]

[*] gorgia et lysia superatis templum tribus annis
prophanatum .xxa. .va. die decembris factus sacerdos en
ceniauit viij. diebus Qui per se et ionathan galadi
tides. et per symonem galileos liberans. sub iosepho
et azaria custodibus ierusalem duobus milibus cadenti
bus postquam eupathori dextram dedit. accusationem
alchimi tolerans. caput nicanoris truncans
postquam fedus cum romanis inijt a bachide occi
sus interijt.

Version 1

Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 363 (W)

Manuscript group AT1

Iudas appollonio et seron timotheo lica
nore gorgya et lisia superatis templum tribus annis
profanatum .xx. v. die decembris factus sa
cerdos enceniauit viii. diebus.
Qui per se et ionathan galaditides
et per symonem galileos liberans sub
iosepho et azaria a custodibus ierusalem
duobus milibus cadentibus post quam eu
patori dexteram dedit accusati
onem alchimi tolerans caput
nicanoris truncans. postquam fe
dus cum romanis iniit. a bachide
occisus 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

Iudas appolonio. et serom. et thimotheo. nichanore.
gorgia. et lysia superatis. templum tribus annis prophanatum.
xxava. die decembris factus sacerdos enceniauit .viii. diebus.
Qui per se et ionatham galaditides. et per symonem galile
os liberans. sub iosepho et azaria custodibus ierusalem duobus
milibus cadentibus. postquam eupatori dextram dedit. accusa
tionem alchimi tolerans. capud nichanoris truncans. postquam
fedus cum romanis iniit. a bachide occisus interiit.

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

Manuscript group GB3

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

Manuscript group GB6

Iudas appollonio. et seron et timotheo
nicanore gorgia et lisia superatis. templum
tribus annis prophanatum .xxv. die decembris
factus sacerdos enceniauit .viii. diebus. qui per
se et Ionathan galaditides. et per symonem
galileos liberans sub iosepho et azaria
custodibus ierusalem. duobus milibus caden
tibus. postquam eupatori dextram dedit accu
sationem alchimi tolerans caput nica
noris truncans, postquam fedus
cum romanis iniit! a bachide
occisus 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 Judah Maccabee: 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-judas3.

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