On Ahab: Text and Manuscripts

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Tempore achab , regis israel, edificata est jericho ab abiel aziel abyel , et helias , siccitatem inducens, pastus a coruo et uidua cuius filium suscitauit, achab per abdiam uocato, .ccccl. prophetas baal interfecit; pluuia data, timore jezabel , in desertum fugit ubi, comesto pane sub cinericio, post ieiunium .xl. dierum, in quatuor signis preceptum de inungendo azahel , jehu , heliseo suscepit; per pedissequos principum exercitum syrorum fugauit, bennadab in affec campestri capto parcens; micheam , a quo redargutus fuit, inclusit; naboth propter uineam occiso, ab helia increpatus et humiliatus, sedechia falso suadente, michea dissuadente, ramoth galaad obsedit ubi, sagittatus, obiit.

In the time of Ahab, king of Israel, Jericho was built by Abiel, and Elijah, bringing about drought, was fed by a raven and a widow whose son he revived. Summoned to Ahab by Obadiah, Elijah killed 450 prophets of Baal. When the rain came, fearing Jezebel, Elijah fled to the desert, where he ate bread baked on coals. After fasting for forty days, through four signs Elijah received the commandment to annoint Hazael, Jehu and Elisha. He routed the army of the Syrians with the junior commanders. Ben-Hadad was captured in the fields of Aphek, but spared. Ahab imprisoned Micaiah, by whom he was rebuked. He killed Naboth for his vineyard, and was rebuked and humbled by Elijah. Persuaded by Zedekiah's lies and not believing Micaiah, Ahab attacked Ramoth Gilead, where he was killed by an arrow.

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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)

Tempore achab regis israel. edificata est iericho.
ab abiel. et helias siccitatem inducens. pastus
a coruo et uidua. cuius filium suscitauit.
achab per abdiam uocato .cccc.L. prophetas ba
al interfecit. pluuia data. timore ieza
bel in desertum fugit. ubi comesto pa
ne sub cinericio. post ieiunium xl. dierum in
iiijor signis preceptum de inungendo aza
hel .iehu. heliseo suscepit. per pedissequos
principum exercitum syrorum fugauit. be
nadab in affec campestri capto parcens
micheam a quo redargutus fuit inclu
sit. naboth
propter uineam
occiso. ab
helia incre
patus et hu
miliatus. sedechia falso suadente. mi
chea dissuadente. ramoth galaad obse
dit. ubi sagittatus. obijt.

Version 1

Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 363 (W)

Manuscript group AT1

Tempore achab regis israel edificata est iericho
ab aziel. et helias siccitatem inducens pastus
a coruo. et uidua cuius filium suscitauit. achab
per abdiam uocato .cccctos.L. prophetas baal interfecit.
pluuia data. timore iezabel in desertum
fugit. ubi comesto pane sub cinericio.
post ieiunium .xl. dierum in iiiior. signis preceptum
de inungendo azahel. iehu helyseo suscepit per
pedissequos principum exercitum syrorum fugauit bena
dab in affech campestri capto parcens. micheam
a quo redargutus fuit. inclusit naboth propter uineam
occiso ab helya increpatus et humiliatus. sedechia falso
suadente. miche dissuadente ramoth galaad
obsedit. ubi sa
gittatus obi
it.

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

Tempore achab regis israel. edificata est. iericho. et
helyas siccitatem inducens. pastus a coruo et uidua
cuius filium suscitauit. Achab per abdiam uocato .cccctosl.
prophetas baal interfecit. pluuia data. timore iezabel
in desertum fugit. ubi comesto pane sub cinericio. post
ieiunium xl. dierum in .iiiior. signis preceptum de inun
gendo azahel. iheu. helyseo suscepit. per pedissequos
principum exercitum syrorum fugauit. benadab in affec
campestri capto parcens. micheam a quo redar
gutus fuit inclusit. naboth propter uineam occiso. ab
helya increpatus et humiliatus. sedechia falso suadente.
michea dissuadente. ramoth galaad obsedit. ubi sa
gittatus obiit.

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

Manuscript group GB3

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

Manuscript group GB6

Tempore Achab regis israel edificata est iericho ab abiel. et he
lias siccitatem inducens. pastus a coruo et uidua cuius filium sus
citauit achab per abdiam uocato .cccc.l. prophetas baal interfecit.
pluuia datas. timore iezabel in desertum fugit. ubi com
mesto pane sub cinericio post ieiunium .xl. dierum. in
.iiii. signis preceptum de iniungendo. Azael. iehu.
heliseo suscepit. per pedissequos principum exercitum
suorum fugauit. benadab in affec campestri cap
to parcens. micheam a quo redargutus fuit inclusit.
naboth propter uineam occiso ab helia increpatus et humili
atus. sede
chia
falso suadente michea dissuadente ramoth galaath
obsedit ubi sagittatus! obiit.

Version 2

Cleveland, Museum of Art, 1973.5 (Cl)

[2 Images]

Admont, Benediktinerstift, Cod. 128 (Ad)

Manuscript group AT3

Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut. 15.11 (F1)

Manuscript group FR3 [2 Images]

Version 4

Frankfurt am Main, Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek, Ms. germ. quart 13 (Fm)

Manuscript group CH1

Citation recommendation

On Ahab: 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-temporeAchab.

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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