On Saul: Text and Manuscripts

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Saul , diu quesitis asinabus patris sui, a samuele , quem consulebat in egressu ramatha, lenticula olei unctus, tria signa, in sepulcro rachel , in quercu thabor, in cuneo prophetarum inter quos psallebat, accipiens, in masphath iterum sortibus temperatis electus est et inunctus ; qui, diuisis in frusta bobus , cum jabitas a naas liberasset, signum ire dei in tonitruo samuele inuocante audiuit; qui, non expectato septem diebus samuele , sacrificans et ideo ab eo redargutus fuit; sine ense et lancea, prereptante jonatha cum armigero, philisteos territos strauit et jonathan , qui fauum contra maledictum comedit, uix a se eripi sustinuit, quem dominus, quia agag amalechite pepercerat licet eum samuel lugeret, electo dauid , reprobauit.

Saul, having been looking for his father's donkeys for a long time, came to Samuel, who he consulted on the way out of Ramathaim, and who annointed him with a little vial of oil. Receiving three signs – at Rachel's tomb, at the oak tree at Tabor, and in the assembly of prophets with whom he sang – at Mizpah he was elected again by the chosing of lots and was annointed. Having divided oxen into pieces, he liberated Jabesh from Nahash. He heard the sign of God's anger in the thunder that Samuel called forth. When Samuel did not appear in seven days, Saul made sacrifices and was rebuked by Samuel. Without swords and lances, creeping with his armour-bearer, Jonathan scattered the terrified Philistines, and Jonathan, who ate honey despite a curse, only just survived. God rejected Saul, even though Samuel mourned for him, because he spared Agag the Amalekite, and David was chosen instead.

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Version

Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 29 (C2)

Saul diu quesitis asinabus patris sui a samuele quem
consulebat in egressu ramatha lenticula olej unctus tria
signa in sepulcro rachel. in quercu thabor. in cuneo
prophetarum inter quos psallebat accipiens. in masphath
iterum sortibus temperatis. electus est inunctus. Qui diuisis in
frusta bobus cum iabitas a naas li
berasset. signum ire dei in tonitruo
samuele inuocante audiuit
Qui non expectato. vij. diebus sa
muele sacrificans. et ideo ab eo
redargutus fuit. sine ense et
lancea prereptante ionatha
cum armigero philisteos terri
tos strauit. et ionathan qui
fauum contra maledictum come
dit. uix a se eripi susti
nuit. Quem dominus quia agag
amalechite pepercerat.
licet eum samuel luge
ret electo dauid repro
bauit.

Version 1

Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 363 (W)

Manuscript group AT1

Saul diu quesitis asinabus patris sui a samuele
quem consulebat in egressu ramatha lenticula
olei unctus tria signa in sepulchro rachel in quercu thabor in cuneo prophetarum inter quos
psallebat accipiens in masphat. iterum sortibus temperatis electus est. Qui diuisis in frusta bubus
cum jabitas a naas liberasset. signum ire dei in tonitruo samuelem inuocante audium qui non expectato uii. diebus samuele sacrificans et ideo ab eo redargutus fuit. sine
ense et lancea. prereptante ionatha cum armigero philisteos territos strauit et ionathan
qui fauum contra maledictum comedit. uix a se eripi sustinuit. quem dominus quia agag amalechite
pepercerat licet cum samuel lugeret electo dauid reprobauit.

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 [2 Images]

Saul diu quesitis
asinabus patris sui a
samuele quem consule
bat in eggressu rama
tha lenticula olei un
ctus. trina signa in
sepulcro rachel. in quer
cu thabor. in cuneo prophetarum inter quos psallebat accipiens. in mas
phath iterum sortibus temperatis electus. est inunctus. Qui diuisis
in frustra bobus. cum yabitas a naas liberasset. signum ire dei in toni

truo samuele inuocante audiuit. Qui non exp
ectato vii. diebus samuele sacrificans. et ideo ab
eo redargutus fuit. sine ense et lancea. pre
raeptante ionatha cum armigero. phyliste
os territos strauit. et ionathan qui fauum contra
maledictum comedit. uix a se eripi
sustinuit. Quem dominus quia
agag amalechyte pepercerat.
licet eum samuel luge
ret. electo dauid re
probauit

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

Manuscript group GB3

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

Manuscript group GB6

Saul diu quesitis asinabus patris sui
a samuele quem consulebat in egressu ra
matha lenticula olei unctus. tria signa
in sepulcro Rachel. in quercu thabor. in
cuneo prophetarum. inter quos ipse psallebat.
accipiens in masphath iterum sortibus
temperatis electus. est inunctus. Qui diuisis in
frustra bobus cum triabitas a naas liber
asset. signum ire dei in tonitruo samuele inuocante audiuit. Qui non expec
tato .vii. diebus samuele sacrificans. et ideo ab eo redargutus fuit. sine
ense et lancea prereptante ionatha cum armigero philisteos
territos strauit. et ionathan qui fauum contra maledictum comedit
uix a se eripi sustinuit. quem dominus. quia agag amalechite pepercerat.
licet eum samuel lugeret! electo
dauid reprobauit.

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 6

Leipzig, Universitätsbibliothek, Ms. Apel 1 (Le1)

Manuscript group NL1

Citation recommendation

On Saul: 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-saul.

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Project principal investigators: Andrea Worm, Roman Bleier and Patrick Sahle
Mercator Fellows: Laura Cleaver and Franz Fischer