On Tamar: Text and Manuscripts

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Istam thamar , cum dedisset judas duobus filiis, her et onam , et illi ob ignominiosum scelus perissent, remisit uiduam in domum paternam, timens eam tradere sela , quod fieri debebat secundum legem suscitandi seminis; de qua postea, sedente in biuio, mutato habitu, uadens judas , uxore sua sue mortua, cum yram e iram corr. iram opilione ad tondendas oues, phares et zaram ad unum concubitum genuit, suspicans esse scortum ; que, postea ad patibulum ducta tamquam in adulterio deprehensa, per arrabonem anuli, baculi et armille se liberauit.

This Tamar was given by Judah to his two sons, Er and Onan. When they had perished for their shameful crime, he sent her back to her father's house as a widow, fearing to hand her over to Selah, which should have been done according to the law of raising seed. Later, when she was sitting at a crossroads, in different clothes, Judah, after the death of his wife Sua, coming with Hiras the shepherd to shear sheep, begot Peres and Zerah in one encounter, thinking that she was a prostitute. Later, when brought to a place of execution, charged with adultery, she freed herself through the pledge of the ring, staff and bracelet.

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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)

[2 Images]

Istam thamar cum dedisset iudas
duobus filijs her et onam
et illi ob ignominiosum
scelus perissent. remisit ui [*]

[*] duam in domum paternam. timens eam tradere sela. quod fieri debebat secundum
legem suscitandi seminis. de qua postea sedente in biuio.
mutato habitu. uadens iudas. uxore sua sue mortua. cum
yram opilione ad tondendas oues phares et zaram ad u
num concubitum genuit. suspicans esse scortum. que postea ad
patibulum ducta. tamquam in adulterio deprehensa. per arrabonem
anuli. baculi et armille. se liberauit.

Version 1

Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 363 (W)

Manuscript group AT1

Istam thamar cum dedisset duobus filiis her et
onam. et illi ob ignominiosum scelus perissent remi
sit uiduam in domum paternam timens eam tradere sela
quod fieri debebat secundum legem suscitandi seminis. de qua postea sedente in biuio mutato habitu uadens iudas uxore sua sue
mortua cum iram opilione ad tondendas oues. phares et zaram ad unum concubitum genuit. suspicans esse nscortum. Que postea
ducta ad patibulum tamquam in adulterio deprehensa. per arrabonem anuli. baculi. et armille se liberauit.

Linz, Oberösterreichische Landesbibliothek, Hs. 490 (Schiffmann 26) (Lz1)

Manuscript group AT2

Köln, Historisches Archiv der Stadt Köln, W 247 (Kö)

Manuscript group BE1 [2 Images]

Klosterneuburg, Augustiner-Chorherrenstift, Cod. 696 (K)

Manuscript group FR1 [2 Images]

Auxerre, Bibliothèque municipale, Ms. 145 (Ax)

Manuscript group FR2

Istam thamar cum dedisset iudas duobus
filiis her et onam. et illi ob ignomi
niosum scelus perissent. remisit uidu
am in domum paternam. timens eam
tradere sela. quod fieri debebat secundum
legem suscitandi seminis. de qua
postea sedente in biuio mutato ha
bitu. uadens iudas uxore sua sue mortua ad tonden das oues. pha
res et zaram ad unum concubitum genuit. suspicans esse scortum.
Que postea ad patibulum ducta tamquam in adulterio deprehensa. per
arrabonam anuli baculi et armille se liberauit.

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

Manuscript group GB3

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

Manuscript group GB6

Istam thamar cum dedisset iudas duobus filiis her et onam et illi ob igno
miniosum scelus perissent. remisit iuduam in domum paternam. timens eam tradere
sela. quod fieri debebat secundum legem suscitandi seminis de qua postea sedente
in biuio mutato habitu uadns iudas uxore sua sune mortua
cum iram opilione ad tondendas oues phares et zaram ad unum concubi
tum genuit. suspicans esse scortum. que postea ad patibulum ducta
tamquam ad ulterio deprehensa! per arabonem anuli baculi et armille. se liberauit.

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 Tamar: 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-thamar.

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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