Città del Vaticano Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana Ebr. 100
From The Seven Sages of Rome
Manuscript Identification
Reference Number
Heb16
Siglum / Shelfmark
Vat. Ebr. 100
Page / Folio range
158r-189v
Textual Content & Tradition
Standardised title of narrative
Version (siglum)
Language Group within Version
Narrative / Scholarly Group within Version
Further scholarly subgroup (2)
Source for textual relationship
Languages
Language of text
Digitisation & Editions
Digitisation
Modern Editions
Note
Epstein (p. 354) notes: 'Vat. is a remarkable MS. Even though it clearly belongs to Group A, it differs from other members of that group in the order of stories, and, like H.M. and Bud. (and Group B ), lacks the story Gibbosi. Its chief distinction is its overall embellishment and inflation of text. In the story Avis, the cuckold realizes his error in killing the bird. (In this respect, Vat. resembles Auchinleck, the oldest ME Seven Sages of Rome MS.) In the story Turtures, the surviving male dove is so sad that it dies, too. In the story Balneator, the bathkeeper's wife goes back to the palace with the prince and bears him children. In any case Vat. is, from a literary standpoint, the most interesting MS of Mishle Sendebar. Throughout, there is an expansion of dialogue; an (often successful) attempt at motivation, a heightening of color, and a surprising sophistication in exposition. Vat. deserves its own translation.'
Authorship & Production
Place of Production
Date of Production
1450 - 1500
Source of Date of Production
Physical Description
Contents & Additional Texts
Other texts in the Manuscript
This codex is in two volumes. See Richler's catalogue p. 67 (below) for more details.
I.
- Ff. 1v–156v:[ברית החדשה. השליחים] New Testament (Four Gospels). Matthew, divided into 54 chapters (ff. 1v–46v), Mark, divided into 16 chapters (ff. 47r–73v), Luke, divided into 25 chapters (ff. 74r–117v) and John divided into 21 chapters (ff. 117v–153r).
II.
- Ff. 157v–158r: [מעשה אשמדאי] Ma5aseh Ashmedai. Midrash on the demon Asmodeus.
- Ff. 158r–189v: משלי המלך סנדבר Tales of Sendebar.
Catalogues & Research Literature
Embedded Stories in This Manuscript
| Has Short Title | Has Sequence Number | Has Narrator | Has Name Variation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leo | 1 | ||
| Avis – The Bird | 2 | ||
| Lavator | 3 | ||
| Turtures | 4 | ||
| Canicula – The Weeping Dog | 5 | ||
| Simia | 6 | ||
| Panes | 7 | ||
| Zuchara | 8 | ||
| Striga and Fons – The Witch and the Fountain | 9 | ||
| Canis – The Faithful Dog | 10 | ||
| Pallium | 11 | ||
| Aper – The Boar and the Fruit | 12 | ||
| Balneator | 13 | ||
| Gladius – The Drawn Sword | 14 | ||
| Absalom Rebellus – The Rebellion of Absalom | 15 | ||
| Absalom Mortuus – The Death of Absalom | 16 | ||
| Nomina | 17 | ||
| Iuvenis Femina | 18 | ||
| Senex Caecus | 19 |
Research Material
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