On Samuel: Text and Manuscripts

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Iste samuel , iudex et propheta, cum liberasset filios israel a philisteis phylisteis per agnum immolatum, in lapide adiutorii in terminis posito, ad petitionem israel, saulem sibi a domino missum in regem inunxit , tribus signis confirmans unctionem, preceptum ei dans quod quia postea transgressus est; reprobatus a domino, in tantis angustiis est positus, ut samuelem mortuum magica arte suscitaret per phitonissam ; hic etiam postea dauid regem inunxit .

This Samuel, a judge and prophet, liberated the sons of Israel from the Philistines with a sacrificed lamb. He placed the Stone of Help on the boundary. At Israel's request, he anointed Saul (sent to him by the Lord) as king. Three signs confirmed the anointing, giving him a commandment that he later broke. Reproved by God, Saul was placed in great difficulties, so he resurrected Samuel from the dead through the magic arts of a sorceress. Later Samuel also annointed David as king.

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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 Samuel
iudex et propheta
cum liberasset fi
lios israel a philisteis per agnum immola
tum in lapide adiutorij. in terminis posito. ad peticionem israel. saulem sibi a do
mino missum in regem inunxit. tribus
signis confirmans unctionem. preceptum [*]

[*] ei dans quod quia postea transgressus est reprobatus a domino in tan
tis angustijs est positus. ut samuelem mortuum ma
gica arte suscitaret per phitonissam. hic etiam postea
dauid regem inunxit.

Version 1

Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 363 (W)

Manuscript group AT1

Iste samuel iudex et propheta cum
liberasset filios israel. per agnum immo
latum in lapide adiutorii in ter
minis posito ad peticionem israel
saulem sibi a domino missum in regem unxit
signis confirmans unctionem precep
tum ei dans. quod quia postea transgressus est re
probatur a domino in tantis angustiis
est positus ut samuelem mortuum
magica arte suscitaret per phito
nissam. Hic etiam postea dauid regem in
unxit.

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 samuel.
iudex et propheta
cum liberasset filios israel a phylisteis per ag
num immolatum in lapide adiutorij in termi
nis posito. ad peticionem israel saulem sibi
a domino missum in regem inunxit. tribus signis
confirmans unctionem. preceptum ei dans. quod quia postea
transgressus est reprobatus a domino. in tantis an
gustiis positus est. ut samuelem mortuum magica arte
suscitaret per phytonissam. hic et iam postea dauid regem inunxit.

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

Manuscript group GB3

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

Manuscript group GB6

Iste Samuel iudex et propheta cum liberasset filios
israel. a philisteis per agnum immolatum in
lapide adiutorii in terminis posito. ad peti
tionem israel saulem sibi a domino in regem
inunxit. tribus signis affirmans unctio
nem. preceptum ei dans quod quia postea transgres
sus est! reprobatus a domino in tantis angustiis
est positus! ut samuelem mortuum magi
ca arte suscitaret per phitonissam. hic etiam
postea dauid regem inunxit.

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 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 Samuel: 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-samuel.

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Project principal investigators: Andrea Worm, Roman Bleier and Patrick Sahle
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