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On Daniel's Sixth Vision: Text and Manuscripts

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Sextam uidit sub eodem de destructione babylonis per cyrum et darium , exposita scriptura in conuiuio, que continebat: mane , thechel , phares .
Under the same Belshazzar, Daniel saw the sixth vision of the destruction of Babylon by Cyrus and Darius in the writing revealed at the banquet, which stated: "mene, tekel, parsin".

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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)

Sextam uidit sub eodem de destructione babylonis per cyrum et da
rium. exposita. scriptura in conuiuio. que continebat .Mane. the
chel. phares.


Version 1

Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 363 (W)

Manuscript group AT1

Sextam uidit sub eodem de destruc
tione babylonis per cyrum et darium
exposita scriptura in conuiuio que conti
nebat. Mane. Techel. Phares.

Auxerre, Bibliothèque municipale, Ms. 145 (Ax)

Manuscript group FR2

Sextam uidit sub eodem de destructione baby
lonis per cirum et darium. exposita scriptura in conui
uio. que continebat. Mane. Thechel. Phares.

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

Manuscript group GB6

Sextam uidit sub eodem de destruc
tione babilonis per cirum et darium.
exposita. scriptura in conuiuio. que continebat. mane. techel. phares.


Version 2


Version 3


Version 6


Citation recommendation

On Daniel's Sixth Vision: 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-visioSexta.

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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