On Nebuchadnezzar II: Text and Manuscripts

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Iste nabucodonosor , captiuatis duabus tribubus, reliquias israel, godolia mortuo, in consummationem regni tulit de egypto ; qui, postea, cum feris habitans septem mensibus , prece danielis , in pristinam formam septem annis penitens est restitutus.

This Nebuchadnezzar carried two captive tribes, the remnant of Israel, out of Egypt, after the death of Gedaliah, at the end of his reign. After living with beasts for seven months, he was restored to his former self by Daniel's prayer after seven years of repentance.

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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)

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Iste nabucodonosor
captiuatis duabus
tribubus reliquias
israel godolia mor
tuo in consummati [*]

[*] onem regni tulit de egi
pto. qui postea cum feris
habitans vij. mensibus prece
danielis in pristinam formam. vij. annis penitens
est restitutus.

Version 1

Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 363 (W)

Manuscript group AT1

Iste nabuchodonosor primus captiuatis duabus tribubus
reliquias israel godolias mortuo in consummationem regni tulit
de egypto. qui postea cum feris habitans. vii. mensibus prece
danielis in pristinam formam vii. annis. penitens
est restitutus.

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 nabuchodonosor captiuatis
duabus tribubus reliquias israel godolia
mortuo. in consummatione regni tulit de
egypto. qui postea cum feris habitans. vii.
mensibus. prece
danielis in pristinam formam
vii. annis penitens. est. restitutus.

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

Manuscript group GB3

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

Manuscript group GB6

Iste nabugodonosor. captiuatis duabus tribubus reliquias israel godolia mortuo in consum
matione regni tulit de egipto. Qui postea cum feris habitans .vii. mensibus prece danielis
in pristinam formam .vii. annis penitens est restitutus.

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 Nebuchadnezzar 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-nabucodonosor1.

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