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On Matthathias: Text and Manuscripts

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Mathathias sacerdos, modim interemptis nuntiis antiochi epiphanes , cum quinque filiis et aliis deum diligentibus in antris latens, judeos diebus sabbatorum pugnare docens, leges paternas restituit.
Matthathias the priest, killed the messengers from Antiochus Ephipanus at Modi'in. He hid in caves with his five sons and others who were faithful to God. Teaching the Jews to fight on the sabbath, he restored the law of their fathers.

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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.

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Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 29 (C2)

Mathathias sacerdos modym inter
emptis nuntijs antiochi epipha
nes. cum .v. filijs et alijs deum diligen
tibus in antris latens. iudeos diebus sab
batorum pugnare docens. leges pater
nas restituit.


Version 1

Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 363 (W)

Manuscript group AT1

Mathathias sacerdos modin interemptis
nuntiis antiochi epyphanes cum.v.filiis
et aliis deum diligentibus in antris latens. iudeos
diebus sabbatorum pugnare docens leges paternas
restituit.

Auxerre, Bibliothèque municipale, Ms. 145 (Ax)

Manuscript group FR2

Mathatias sacerdos modin in
teremptis nuntiis anthiochi epi
hanes. cum .v. filiis. et aliis deum
timentibus in antris latens. iude
os diebus sabbatorum pugna
re docens. le
ges paternas
restituit.

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

Manuscript group GB6

Mathathias sacerdos modim interemptis nuntiis antio
chi epiphanes. cum .v. filiis. et aliis deum diligentibus in
antris latens. iudeos diebus sabbatorum pugnare docens
leges paternas restituit.


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Citation recommendation

On Matthathias: 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-matathias.

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