Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Historien Bibel
Germany, between 1375 and 1400
MS M.268 fol. 14r

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Upper half: Jephthah: met by Daughter -- At left, four soldiers wearing helmets and armor standing behind Jephthah, crowned, raising right hand, holding scepter with left hand, looking toward daughter playing harp. Three women standing behind her. Scene inscribed IEPPTE TOCHTER MIT DER HARPFEN YM ENKEGEN GIE UND IN SUN DEM SIREIT ENPFIE DA SAGT ER W(IE) LAIDE MAR WIE SI SEIN OPFER MUST SEIN UND WAR. Jephthah: Daughter mourning -- Four women, three raising hands, all standing before mouth of cave surmounted by three bushes. Scene inscribed WIE IEPPTE TOCHTER IN DEM PERG GIE MIT IREN GESPISEN UND IR KLAG AN DIE DAZ WERT IIII MONEID DAMIT KLAGT SI WE LAID. Both scenes from chapter 11 of Judges. Lower half: Jephthah: Sacrifice -- At left four men and Jephthah, crowned, looking up toward daughter, hands raised, seated amid flames on top of mound. Small figure with bellows below. Scene inscribed HIE OPFERT IEPPTE SEIN TOCHTER GET IN DAZ FEW(ER) UMB DEN SIG DER IM ... DEM STREIT WARD SO ... . From chapter 11 of Judges. Jephthah: Battle -- Four men, one wearing hat, standing behind Jephthah, crowned, holding scepter with right hand, raising left hand, facing Ephraimite wearing soft hat, right hand on breast. From chapter 12 of Judges. Jephthah: Battle -- At right, two confronted armies of mounted soldiers with swords and daggers. In foreground soldier stabbing king with sword in right hand. From chapter 12 of Judges. Scenes inscribed WIE DAZ GESLACHT UON OFRAYM DU IEPPTE ... UND ... DARNACH ... TOD SLUGEN DAR ... DAR ER SY [...] ENHEIT GEUODERT HER ... .