On Noah: Text and Manuscripts

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Sexcentesimo anno uite sue, inundante diluuio, noe archam cum septem animabus intrauit, quam spatio spacio annorum .c. , loquente sibi domino .xx. annis prius , fecerat ; et excrescentibus aquis super terram .cl. diebus, domino pluente .xl. diebus et noctibus, .xxuiia. die septimi mensis cum stetisset archa super montes armenie, et post .xl. dies coruum emisisset et postea columbam ferentem ramum oliue, .xxuiia. die secundi mensis egressus de archa, eadem scilicet die qua intrauerat anno reuoluto, cum .xuiia. luna secundi mensis intrasset; et accepto sacrificio suo, cum concessionem carnis comedende sine sanguine suscepisset et in signum diluuii preteriti non futuri incendiique uenturi yris posita fuisset, uino, quod primus excoluerat, inebriatus et a cham irrisus, huic maledicens et reliquis filiis benedicens, obiit.

In the 600th year of his life, at the innundation of the flood, Noah and seven souls entered the ark, which he had made over a period of 100 years, on the Lord's command, given twenty years earlier. And the waters rose on the Earth for 150 days. God sent rain for 40 days and nights. On the 27th day of the seventh month, the ark came to rest on the Mountains of Ararat, and after forty days he sent out a raven, and later the dove that carried an olive branch. On the 27th of the second month, he left the ark on the same day that he had entered the year before, when he had entered on the 17th of the second lunar month. And his sacrifice was accepted, and he agreed only to eat meat without blood, and the sign of the rainbow was given that the flood was over and would not happen again, and of the coming fire. Wine, which Noah first cultivated, made him drunk and Ham mocked him, so cursing Ham and blessing his other sons, Noah died.

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Version

Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 29 (C2)

Sexcentesimo anno uite sue inundante diluuio. noe
archam cum .vii. animabus intrauit. quam spacio annorum .c.
loquente sibi domino .xx. annis prius fecerat. et excrescentibus aquis
super terram .c.l. diebus domino pluente xl. diebus et noctibus .xxa. vij.
die .vii. mensis cum stetisset archa super montes armenie . et post
xl dies. coruum emisisset. et postea columbam ferentem ra
mum oliue. xx.vij. die secundi mensis egressus de archa. eadem scilicet die
qua intrauerat anno reuoluto. cum .xxvija. luna secundi mensis
intrasset. et accepto sacrificio suo. cum concessionem carnis come
dende sine sanguine suscepisset. et in signum diluuij preteritj
non futurj. incendijque uenturj. yris posita fuisset. uino quod primus
excoluerat inebriatus. et a cham irrisus. huic maledicens.
et reliquis filijs benedicens obijt.

Version 1

Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 363 (W)

Manuscript group AT1

Sexcentesimo anno uite sue inundante diluuio. noe archam cum vii
animabus intrauit quam spacio annorum .c. loquente sibi domino .xx. annis prius
faecerat et excrescentibus aquis super terram. c.l. diebus domino pluente xl. diebus et
noctibus .xxma. viima. die. viimi. mensis cum stetisset archa super montes armenie.
et post. xl. dies coruum emisisset. et postea columbam ferentem ramum oliue. xxma.
vii. die mensis secundi egressus de archa. eadem scilicet die qua intrauerat anno
reuoluto. cum xvii. luna secundi mensis intrasset et accepto sacrificio suo cum conces
sionem carnis comedende sine sanguine suscepisset. et in signum preteriti diluuii
non futuri. incendiique uenturi yris posita fuisset. uino quod pri us excoluerat.
inebriatus. et a cham irrisus. huic maledicens. et reliquiis filiis benedicens obiit.

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

Sexcentesimo anno uite sue inundante diluuio. noe ar
cham cum vii. animabus intrauit. quam spacio annorum c. loquen
te sibi domino .xx. annis prius fecerat. et excrescentibus aquis super
terram .cl. diebus. domino pluente xl. diebus et noctibus .xxoviio. die
viimi. mensis. cum stetisset archa super montes armenie. et post xl. dies
coruum emisisset. et postea columbam ferentem ramum oliue. xxoviio. die
secundi mensis egressus de archa die. eadem scilicet die qua intrauerat an
no reuoluto. cum xvii. luna secundi mensis intrasset. et accepto sacrificio suo
cum concessionem carnis comedende sine sanguine suscepisset. et in
signum diluuij preteriti non futuri. incendij que uenturi yris posita fuisset.
uino quod primus excoluerat inebriatus. et a cham irrisus. huic ma
ledicens. et reliquis filiis benedicens obiit

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

Manuscript group GB3

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

Manuscript group GB6

Centesimo anno uite sue inundante diluuio noe Archam cum .vii.
animabus intrauit. quam spatio annorum .c. loquente sibi domino .xx. annis prius fecerat.
et excrescentibus aquis super terram .c.l. diebus domino pluente. et xl. diebus et no
ctibus .xxvii. die .vii. mensis cum stetisset archa super montes armenie.
et post .xl. dies coruum emisisset. et postea columbam ferentem ramum oli
ue. xxvii. die .ii. mensis egressus de archa. eadem scilicet die qua in
trauerat anno reuoluto cum .xxvii. luna .ii. mensis intrasset. et accep
to sacrificio suo cum concessione carnis comedende sine sanguine
suscepisset. et in signum diluuii preteriti non futuri incendiique futuri yris
posita fuisset! uino quod prius excoluerat inebriatus. et acham irrisus.
huic maledicens. et reliquis filiis benedicens! obiit.

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 Noah: 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-sexcentesimoAnno.

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Data modeling, data curation and web design: Jakob Sonnberger
Project principal investigators: Andrea Worm, Roman Bleier and Patrick Sahle
Mercator Fellows: Laura Cleaver and Franz Fischer