{"slug":"stoa0104p.stoa004.opp-lat1","id":"latin:ogl-pl:stoa0104p.stoa004.opp-lat1","title":"Coena [Falso Inscripta]","title_source":"Coena [Falso Inscripta]","author":"Pseudo-Cyprian active 3rd century","genre":"other","date":"","tradition":"latin","coverage":"not-located","coverage_claim":{"status":"not-located","text":"No English translation could be identified: a language model asked twice could not name one, though it could not rule one out either. That is not proof that none exists — translations in dissertations, recent books and other modern languages are easily missed."},"publication":{"status":"machine-draft","reviewed_by":null,"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","generated":"2026-11-15T06:22:03Z","cost_usd":0.005054},"source":{"registry_id":"latin:ogl-pl:stoa0104p.stoa004.opp-lat1","work_id":"stoa0104p.stoa004.opp-lat1","edition":"ogl-pl","language":"","license":"Available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License","url":"https://github.com/OpenGreekAndLatin/patrologia_latina-dev/blob/master/data/stoa0104p/stoa004/stoa0104p.stoa004.opp-lat1.xml"},"stats":{"passages":9,"english_words":2166,"coptic_letters":0,"source_letters":9376,"commentary_units":53,"commentary_kinds":7,"derived_notes":0,"ambiguities":20,"work_notes":5,"external_links":3,"timeline":5},"summary":{"work":"stoa0104p.stoa004.opp-lat1","abstract":"The Coena [Falso Inscripta] is a late antique Latin text falsely attributed to Cyprian of Carthage. Its title, meaning 'Supper,' suggests a meal setting, likely a symposium or polemical allegory. The work survives in a single manuscript tradition with no early citations, and its attribution to Cyprian is a later scribal addition. Dated to the 3rd century on stylistic and thematic grounds, this dating relies solely on internal evidence. The text was included in some early modern editions of Cyprian's works but excluded from the critical edition by Hartel (CSEL). It has no known liturgical or canonical use. The base text for this edition comes from a single printed source (ogl-pl) without collation against other witnesses.","historical_context":"The Coena is a product of late antique Latin Christianity, likely composed in North Africa or the western Mediterranean, where Pseudo-Cyprianic literature flourished. Its date is uncertain, with the 3rd century proposed based on stylistic parallels to other early Christian satire, but no external evidence confirms this. The text's survival in a single manuscript tradition suggests limited circulation, possibly within monastic or scholarly circles. Its false attribution to Cyprian reflects a common practice of ascribing anonymous works to authoritative figures to enhance their prestige. The work's genre—a parodic or allegorical banquet list—resembles the Cena Cypriani, another Pseudo-Cyprianic text, and may engage with contemporary debates on heresy or morality. The lack of early citations or manuscript colophons hinders precise dating and provenance, leaving its community and original context obscure.","significance":"The Coena is significant as an example of early Christian parody or allegory, offering insight into the literary creativity of late antique Christianity. Its false attribution to Cyprian illustrates the dynamics of pseudepigraphy and canon formation. The work's survival, though fragmentary, contributes to the corpus of Pseudo-Cyprianic literature, which includes diverse genres from satire to exegesis. It also highlights the challenges of editing texts with uncertain transmission and no external witnesses.","timeline":[{"date":"3rd century (proposed)","event":"Composition of the Coena, based on stylistic and thematic internal evidence."},{"date":"Late antique period","event":"Transmission of the text in a single manuscript tradition, with later scribal attribution to Cyprian."},{"date":"Early modern period","event":"Inclusion of the Coena in some editions of Cyprian's opera omnia."},{"date":"19th century","event":"Exclusion from the critical edition by Hartel (CSEL), marking it as spurious."},{"date":"Modern era","event":"Publication of the text from a single printed edition (ogl-pl) without full collation."}],"relations":[{"work":"Cena Cypriani","relation":"Similar genre and style; both are Pseudo-Cyprianic banquet parodies.","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Cyprian of Carthage","relation":"Falsely attributed to Cyprian; part of the Pseudo-Cyprianic corpus.","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum (CSEL)","relation":"Excluded from the critical edition by Hartel.","key":"","label":null,"url":null}],"external_links":[{"key":"wikipedia:Pseudo-Cyprian","label":"Pseudo-Cyprian","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudo-Cyprian","reason":"Context for the corpus of works falsely attributed to Cyprian."},{"key":"wikipedia:Cyprian","label":"Cyprian","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprian","reason":"Background on the author to whom the work is falsely attributed."},{"key":"wikipedia:Late Latin","label":"Late Latin","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Latin","reason":"Linguistic context for the text's language."}],"cautions":["The date of the Coena is uncertain, with the 3rd century proposed only on internal stylistic and thematic grounds; no external evidence confirms this.","The attribution to Cyprian is a later scribal addition, not supported by ancient testimonia.","The text survives in a single manuscript tradition with no early citations, making its transmission history obscure.","This edition lacks a full apparatus of manuscript variants or a stemma, relying on a single printed source (ogl-pl) without collation."],"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","cost_usd":0.000438,"generated":"2026-11-15T06:22:02Z"},"links":[{"kind":"source","label":"Open Greek and Latin Patrologia Latina","url":"https://github.com/OpenGreekAndLatin/patrologia_latina-dev/blob/master/data/stoa0104p/stoa004/stoa0104p.stoa004.opp-lat1.xml"}],"checks":{"work":"stoa0104p.stoa004.opp-lat1","status":"pass","blocking":[],"warnings":[],"stats":{"passages":9,"translated":9,"commentary_passages":9,"commentary_units":53,"english_words":2166,"source_letters":9349,"commentary_kinds":7},"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor"},"work_notes":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The work is a late antique Latin text falsely attributed to Cyprian of Carthage. Its title Coena (\"Supper\") suggests a meal setting, possibly a symposium or a polemical allegory.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The work is dated to the 3rd century on stylistic and thematic grounds, but this rests on internal evidence alone. No external witness or manuscript colophon confirms the date.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"transmission","kind":"transmission","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The text survives only in a single manuscript tradition, with no early citations. Its attribution to Cyprian is a later scribal addition, not supported by ancient testimonia.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The work was included in some early modern editions of Cyprian's opera omnia, but was excluded from the critical edition by Hartel (CSEL). It has no known liturgical or canonical use.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"This edition does not provide a full apparatus of manuscript variants or a stemma. The base text is from a single printed edition (ogl-pl) with no collation against other witnesses.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"derived_work_notes":[{"kind":"coverage","severity":"info","text":"No English translation could be identified: a language model asked twice could not name one, though it could not rule one out either. That is not proof that none exists — translations in dissertations, recent books and other modern languages are easily missed."},{"kind":"limit","severity":"caution","text":"The English is a machine draft produced passage by passage from the transcribed Coptic; no human has verified it. The commentary is model-written and cites only keys the pipeline could resolve."},{"kind":"register","severity":"info","text":"Register: other in Latin; the English keeps the liturgical formulae and the vocatives rather than normalising them."},{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","text":"Passages: 9 narrative."},{"kind":"source","severity":"info","text":"Source edition: ogl-pl — Available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License"}],"derived_structure":{"narrative":9},"term_index":[],"citations":{},"segments":[{"i":1,"ref":"p1","source":"CŒNA CYPRIANO FALSO INSCRIPTA.\n\nQUIDAM rex, nomine Johel, nuptias faciebat in regione Orientis, in Cana Galilææ. His nuptiis invitati sunt plures. Igitur qui temperius loti in Jordane, adfuerunt in convivio. Tunc commendavit Naaman, aquam sparsit Amos, Jacobus et Andreas attulerunt foenuin, Matthæus et Petrus straverunt, mensam posuit Salomon, atque omnes discubuerunt turbæ. Sed cum jam locus recumbentium plenus esset, qui superveniebant, quisque prout poterat, locum sibi inveniebat. Primus itaque omnium sedit Adam in medio, Eva super folia, Cain super aratrum, Abcl super mulgarium, Noe buperarcam, Japhet super lateres, Abraham sub arbore, lsaac super aram, Loth juxta ostium, Jacob super petram, Moyses super lapidem, Delias super pellem, Daniel super tribunal, Tobias super lectum, Joseph super modium, Benjamin super saccum, David super monticulum, Joannes in terra, Ph arao in arena, Lazarus super tabulam, Jesus super puteum, Zacchaeus super arborem, Matthæus in scamno, Rebecca super hydriam, Raab super stuppam, Ruth super stipulam, Thecla super fenestram, Susanna in horto, Absalon in frondibus, Judas super loculnm, Petrus super cathedram, Jacobus super rete, Samson super eolumnam, Heli super sellam, Rachel super sarcinam. Patiens stabat Paulus, et murmurabat Esau, et dolebat Job quod solus sedebat in stercore.","english":"A dinner falsely inscribed to Cyprian.\n\nA certain king, by name Johel, was celebrating a wedding in the region of the East, in Cana of Galilee. Many were invited to this wedding. Therefore, those who had bathed earlier in the Jordan were present at the feast. Then Naaman commended, Amos sprinkled water, James and Andrew brought hay, Matthew and Peter laid it out, Solomon set the table, and all the crowds reclined. But when the place for those reclining was already full, those who arrived later each found a place for himself as best he could. So first of all, Adam sat in the middle, Eve on leaves, Cain on a plow, Abel on a milk-pail, Noah on an ark, Japheth on bricks, Abraham under a tree, Isaac on an altar, Lot near the door, Jacob on a rock, Moses on a stone, Delias on a skin, Daniel on a tribunal, Tobias on a bed, Joseph on a bushel, Benjamin on a sack, David on a little hill, John on the ground, Pharaoh on sand, Lazarus on a board, Jesus on a well, Zacchaeus on a tree, Matthew on a bench, Rebecca on a water-jar, Raab on tow, Ruth on a stalk, Thecla on a window, Susanna in a garden, Absalom among leaves, Judas on a coffin, Peter on a chair, James on a net, Samson on a column, Heli on a stool, Rachel on a pack. Patiently stood Paul, and Esau murmured, and Job grieved because he alone sat in dung.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"Coena Cypriano falso inscripta","severity":"info","text":"The title declares the work spurious, a common scribal caution in manuscripts of Pseudo-Cyprian. The genre is a parodic or satirical banquet list, akin to the Cena Cypriani.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Cana Galilaeae","severity":"info","text":"Cana of Galilee is the setting of John 2:1–11, where Jesus turns water to wine. The wedding of King Johel parodies that narrative, substituting a chaotic seating list.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"Naaman","severity":"info","text":"Naaman is a Syrian commander healed of leprosy in 2 Kings 5. His commendation here likely alludes to his bathing in the Jordan, linking to the earlier mention of those who bathed.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"Job ... in stercore","severity":"info","text":"Job sitting in dung recalls the Vulgate of Job 2:8, where he scrapes his sores with a potsherd. The image is a grotesque climax to the seating list, emphasizing his isolation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"sedebat ... stabat ... murmurabat ... dolebat","severity":"info","text":"The final sentence shifts from past perfect to imperfect verbs, marking a coda. Paul stands, Esau murmurs, Job grieves—each a static tableau contrasting with the dynamic seating.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"Delias","severity":"caution","text":"Delias is obscure; possibly a corruption of Delilah (Samson’s betrayer) or a variant of Dalila. The text may be garbled here, as no clear biblical figure fits the name and action.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'Delias' is uncertain; the reading assumes a biblical figure, possibly Delilah, but the text may be corrupt.","The phrase 'temperius loti in Jordane' could mean 'those who had bathed earlier' or 'those who had been baptized,' but the literal sense is taken."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":2,"ref":"p2","source":"Tunc porrexit Rcbecca pallium, Judith coopertorium, Agar stragulum, Sem et Japheth cooperuerunt. Recumbentibus illatus est gustus cœnæ, et accepit cucurbitas Jonas, olus Esaias, betas Israel, morum Ezechiel, sycomorum Zacchæus, ci. trium Adam, lupinos Daniel, pepones Pharao, carduum Cain, ficus Eva, malum Rachel, prunum Ananias, bulbos na, olivas Aaron. ovum Joseph, uvasNoe, nucleos Simeon, acetum lunas: accepit oxygarum Jesus Christus. Deinde supervenit Jacob cum filiis, et Laban cum filiabus luis, et sederunt super lapides. Venit et Abraham eum domesticis suis et Moyses cum caetera turba, et sederunt foris. Tunc respiciens Rex invitatos suos, sic ait: « Unusquisque vestram veniat in vestiarium meum, et dabo singulis cœnatorias vestes. Tunc aliqui ierunt, et acceperunt. Primus itaque omnium accepit Zacharias albam, Abraham passerinam, Loth sulphurinam, Lazarus lineam, Jonas cæruleam, Thecla flammeam, Daniel leoninam, Joannes triclinam, Adam pelliceam, ludas argyrinam, Raab coccineam, Herodias cardinam, Pliarao marinam, Enoch cœlinam, Agar variam, David nervinam, Helias aeriam, Eva arborinam, Job biplagiam, Isaias mesotropam, Maria stolam, Susanna castaninam, Moyses conchylinam, Abel purpuream, Levi spartacinam, Thamar coloriam, Azarias carbasinam, Aaron murrinam, Judith hyacinthinam, Cain ferrugineam, Abiron nigram, Anna Persicinam, Isaac nativam.","english":"Then Rebecca handed out a cloak, Judith a coverlet, Hagar a rug; Shem and Japheth covered them. To those reclining, the first course of the dinner was brought in, and Jonah took gourds, Isaiah greens, beets Israel, mulberries Ezekiel, sycamore figs Zacchaeus, lettuce Adam, lupines Daniel, melons Pharaoh, thistle Cain, figs Eve, an apple Rachel, a plum Ananias, onions Na, olives Aaron, an egg Joseph, grapes Noah, kernels Simeon, vinegar Junas; Jesus Christ took oxygarum. Then Jacob arrived with his sons, and Laban with his daughters, and they sat upon stones. Abraham also came with his household, and Moses with the rest of the crowd, and they sat outside. Then the king, looking upon his invited guests, spoke thus: \"Let each of you come into my wardrobe, and I will give each of you dinner garments.\" Then some went and received. First of all, Zacharias took a white garment, Abraham a sparrow-colored one, Lot a sulfur-colored one, Lazarus a linen one, Jonah a sky-blue one, Thecla a flame-colored one, Daniel a lion-colored one, John a dining-room garment, Adam a leather one, Judas a silver one, Rahab a scarlet one, Herodias a hinge-colored one, Pharaoh a sea-colored one, Enoch a sky-colored one, Hagar a variegated one, David a sinew-colored one, Elijah an air-colored one, Eve a tree-colored one, Job a double-striped one, Isaiah a half-turned one, Mary a stole, Susanna a chestnut-colored one, Moses a purple one, Abel a purple one, Levi a spart-colored one, Tamar a colored one, Azariah a cambric one, Aaron a myrrh-colored one, Judith a hyacinth-colored one, Cain a rust-colored one, Abiram a black one, Anna a peach-colored one, Isaac a native-colored one.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The list of biblical figures receiving garments parodies the distribution of festal clothing, a motif found in early Christian and Jewish banquet traditions. The names and colors often carry symbolic or allegorical meanings, e.g., 'Zacharias albam' (white) may allude to priestly purity.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"oxygarum","severity":"info","text":"'Oxygarum' is a Latin borrowing from Greek, denoting a sauce of vinegar and garum (fish sauce). Its assignment to Jesus Christ is unique and likely parodic, contrasting with the mundane foods taken by other figures.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Jesus Christus","severity":"info","text":"The appearance of Jesus Christ in this list is anachronistic within the Old Testament setting, reflecting the work's Christian redaction. The phrase 'accepit oxygarum Jesus Christus' is a direct insertion into the banquet narrative.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage is structured as a series of parallel clauses: each biblical figure takes a specific food or garment. This repetitive pattern is characteristic of parodic catalogues in late antique literature.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The work was falsely attributed to Cyprian of Carthage, as indicated by the title 'Coena [Falso Inscripta]'. This misattribution likely enhanced its circulation in medieval monastic libraries.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"acetum lunas","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'acetum lunas' is obscure; 'lunas' may be a corruption or a proper name. The English draft renders it 'vinegar Junas', but the Latin text is uncertain here.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'Junas' (or 'lunas') in 'acetum lunas' is unclear; possibly a corruption of a biblical name or a gloss.","The sequence of foods and garments may have allegorical meanings not fully recoverable."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":3,"ref":"p3","source":"Paulus Tharsicam, Petrus operariam, Jacoh pseudoalethinam. Jesus columbinam. At ubi divisit vestes, rex respiciens eos, sic ait: « Non ante cœnabitis, nisi singuli singulas vices feceritis. » Atque ita sibi præceptas diaconiis consummaverunt. Primus itaque omnium ignem petiit Helias, succendit Azarias, tignum porrexit Sara, collegit Jephte, attulit Isaac, conscidit Joseph, puteum aperuit Jacob, hyssopum porrexit Sepphora, ad lacum stabat Daniel, aquam attulerunt ministri, hydriam portabat Rebecca, vinum protulit Noe, utrem portabat Agar, attulit argentum Judas, vitulum adduxit Abraham, alligavit Raab, resticulam porrexit Jesus, pedes copulavit Helias, ferrum tradidit Petrus, elisit Daniel, occidit Cain, supportavit Abacuc, suspendit Absalon, pellem detraxit Helias, ventrem aperuit Hermocrates, mediana suspendit Tobias, sanguinem effudit Herodes, stercus projecit Sem, aqnam adjecit Japheth, elavit Helisæus, partes focit Phalech, numeravit Anses, salem misit Molessadon, olcum adjecit Jacob, in focum imposuit Antiochus, coxit Rebecca, prIor gustavit Eva. Explicitisque omnibus, omnes locis suis resederunt. Tunc intulit panes Saul, fregit Jesus, tradidit omnibus Petrus, intulit lentem Jacob. solus manducavit Esau, intulit intritam Abacuc, totum comedit Daniel, fabam intulit. Amelsad, prior gustavit Misael.","english":"Paul the Tharsian, Peter the working woman, Jacob the false-truth. Jesus the dove. And when he had distributed the garments, the king, looking at them, spoke thus: \"You will not dine before each of you has performed his individual tasks.\" And so they completed the services commanded them. First of all, therefore, Elijah sought fire, Azariah kindled it, Sarah brought a beam, Jephthah gathered, Isaac carried, Joseph cut up, Jacob opened a well, Zipporah brought hyssop, Daniel stood at the cistern, servants brought water, Rebecca carried a pitcher, Noah brought forth wine, Hagar carried a wineskin, Judas brought silver, Abraham led a calf, Rahab bound it, Jesus brought a rope, Elijah joined the feet, Peter handed over iron, Daniel struck, Cain killed, Habakkuk supported, Absalom hanged, Elijah flayed the skin, Hermocrates opened the belly, Tobias hung up the middle, Herod shed blood, Shem threw out dung, Japheth added water, Elisha washed, Phalech divided the parts, Anses counted, Molessadon put salt, Jacob added oil, Antiochus put it on the fire, Rebecca cooked, Eve tasted first. And when all was finished, they all sat back in their places. Then Saul brought in bread, Jesus broke it, Peter gave it to all, Jacob brought in lentils, Esau ate alone, Habakkuk brought in a porridge, Daniel ate it all, Amelsad brought in a bean, Misael tasted first.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"Paulus Tharsicam, Petrus operariam, Jacoh pseudoalethinam. Jesus columbinam.","severity":"info","text":"The list of garments assigned to apostles and others is obscure. 'Tharsicam' likely refers to a Tarsian cloak; 'operariam' to a working woman's garment; 'pseudoalethinam' is a hapax, perhaps 'false-truth' garment; 'columbinam' means 'dove-colored'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ignem petiit Helias, succendit Azarias","severity":"info","text":"Elijah's fire and Azariah's kindling recall 1 Kings 18:38, where Elijah calls down fire from heaven, and 2 Kings 1:10–12, where Azariah (Uzziah) is struck with leprosy for usurping priestly duties.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"vitulum adduxit Abraham, alligavit Raab","severity":"info","text":"Abraham leading a calf and Rahab binding it alludes to Genesis 15:9 (Abraham's covenant sacrifice) and Joshua 2 (Rahab's rope). The combination is unique to this text.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"rex respiciens eos, sic ait: « Non ante cœnabitis, nisi singuli singulas vices feceritis. »","severity":"info","text":"The king's command that each must perform a task before dining echoes the structure of sympotic literature, where guests perform labors or riddles. This is a parody of the Last Supper or a Jewish seder, with absurd tasks.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Explicitisque omnibus, omnes locis suis resederunt.","severity":"info","text":"This sentence marks the end of the first course of tasks and the return to seating, structuring the narrative as a series of discrete actions followed by a meal. The pattern repeats with bread, lentils, etc.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"prIor gustavit Eva","severity":"caution","text":"The reading 'prIor' is uncertain; the manuscript may have 'prior' (first) or 'primus' (first). The capital I could be a misreading of 'i' or 'u'. The sense is that Eve tasted first, but the exact form is ambiguous.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The list of garments (Tharsicam, operariam, pseudoalethinam, columbinam) is obscure and may be corrupt or allegorical.","The name 'Jacoh' for Jacob is a variant spelling.","The phrase 'prIor gustavit Eva' has an uncertain reading for 'prIor'."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":4,"ref":"p4","source":"Sed, quoniam haedum coctum comederat Isaac, et piscem assum Tobias, coepit tumultuari Æglom. Valde esuriebat Daniel, panem petebat Hermocrales; non manducabat Joannes. nihil gustaverat Moyses, jcjunus fuit Jesus, micas colligebat Lazarus. Cæteri autem partes suas tenebant, quas ex variis venationibus acceperant. Abraham vitulinam, Esau cervinam, Abel agninam, Noe arietinam, Samson leoninam, Elissæus ursinam: majorem tamen partem tenebat Benjamin. Postmodum dedit panes Pharao, omnibus divisit Joseph, discum attulit Herodes, partes composuit Rebecca, intulit Jacob, distribuit omnibus Noe. Primus ero sustulit Joannes caput, cerebellum Abessalon, linsuam Aaron, maxillam Samson, auriculam Petrus, oculos L'a, rervicem Holophernes, arterias Zacha rias, collum Saul, armora Agar, interanea Jonas, fel piscis Tobias, cor Pharao, renalia lsaias, latus Adam), costam Eva, ilia Maria, ventrem Sara, vulvam Elisabeth, adipem Abel, femora Abraham, caudam Moyses, crura Loth, pedes Jacob, ossa collegit Ezechiel.","english":"But since Isaac had eaten the roasted goat, and Tobias the baked fish, Aeglom began to clamor. Daniel was very hungry, Hermocrates was asking for bread; John was not eating. Moses had tasted nothing, Jesus was fasting, Lazarus was gathering crumbs. The others, however, were holding their portions, which they had received from various hunts. Abraham had veal, Esau venison, Abel lamb, Noe mutton, Samson lion, Elisha bear; yet Benjamin held the largest portion. Afterwards Pharaoh gave loaves, Joseph divided them among all, Herod brought the dish, Rebecca arranged the portions, Jacob brought them in, Noe distributed them to all. The first one took the head of John, the brain of Absalom, the tongue of Aaron, the jaw of Samson, the little ear of Peter, the eyes of Leah, the neck of Holofernes, the arteries of Zacharias, the neck of Saul, the arms of Hagar, the entrails of Jonah, the gall of the fish of Tobias, the heart of Pharaoh, the kidneys of Isaiah, the side of Adam, the rib of Eve, the loins of Mary, the belly of Sarah, the womb of Elizabeth, the fat of Abel, the thighs of Abraham, the tail of Moses, the legs of Lot, the feet of Jacob, and Ezekiel gathered the bones.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The list of biblical figures consuming specific meats parodies the Eucharistic meal and reflects a tradition of irreverent, carnivalesque biblical reimagining found in early Christian apocrypha.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"haedum coctum comederat Isaac","severity":"info","text":"Isaac eating a roasted goat alludes to Genesis 27, where Isaac asks for game, though the specific dish is not in the biblical text.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"piscem assum Tobias","severity":"info","text":"Tobias eating baked fish recalls Tobit 6:2-5, where Tobias catches a fish that later serves medicinal and exorcistic purposes.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"caput Joannes","severity":"info","text":"The taking of John’s head refers to the beheading of John the Baptist, narrated in Matthew 14:10-12 and Mark 6:27-29.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from a narrative of meal preparation to a grotesque catalogue of body parts distributed among biblical figures, mimicking the orderly distribution of food.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"L'a","severity":"caution","text":"The reading 'L'a' is likely a corruption or abbreviation; the intended figure may be Leah (as in the English draft) or another biblical character, but the text is uncertain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'L'a' is unclear; the English draft reads 'Leah', but the Latin may be corrupt.","The sequence of actions and the logic of the distribution are deliberately absurd, making it uncertain whether any consistent narrative is intended."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":5,"ref":"p5","source":"Item Jacobus et Andraeas intulerunt pisces: sustulit itaque asellum Jesus, labeonem Moyses, lupum Benjamin, mugilem Abel, murænam Eva, pellamidem Adam, locustam Joannes, gladium Cain, captionem Abessalon, polypum Pharao, turpitudinem Lia, auratam Thamar, scarum Agar, cantharidem David, halecem Joseph, saxatilem Hieremias, umbras Lazarus, soleam Juda, hirundinem Tobias, argenlillum Judas, sepiam Herodes, cornutam Esau, glauculum Jonas, alopidem Jacob, salpam Molessadon, denticem Isaias, araneum Thecla, coracinum Noe, rubellionem Rebecca, lacertum Golias, mænam Maria, et leonem Samson. Posuit et Jonas acetum, Molessadon salem misit, prior intinxit Cain. Explicitisque omnibus, dedit adipem Abel, mel Jonatas, lac Abraham, conspersit Sara, dulcia fecit Jesus, perministravit Paulus. Sed, quo. niam aliquot genera vini habebant, passum bibebat Jesus, Marsicum Jonas, Surrentinum Pharao, pellinum Adam, Gaditanum Moyses, Creticum Isaac, Adrianum Aaron, arbustinum Zacchæus, arsinum Thecla, Albense Joannes, Campanum Abel, Signinum Maria, Florentinum Rachel. Saturatione v'hi sophus jacebat Adam, chrius obdormivit Noe, satis hiberat Loth, stertebat Holophernes, somnus tenebat Jonam, vigilavit prope gallum Petrus, suscitabatur Jesus, surgere quærebat Jacob, prior SUI.. rexit Laham. Tunc miscuit scyphum Benjamin, intulit Mariha, prior bibit Petrus.","english":"Then James and Andrew brought in fish. So Jesus took up a little donkey, Moses a labeo, Benjamin a sea bass, Abel a grey mullet, Eve a moray eel, Adam a young tunny, John a locust, Cain a swordfish, Absalom a catch, Pharaoh a polyp, Leah a shameful thing, Thamar a gilt-head bream, Hagar a parrotfish, David a cantharis, Joseph a herring, Jeremiah a rockfish, Lazarus a shadow, Judah a sole, Tobias a swallow, Judas a silver fish, Herod a cuttlefish, Esau a horned fish, Jonah a glaucus, Jacob a foxfish, Molessadon a salpa, Isaiah a dentex, Thecla a spider, Noah a coracinus, Rebecca a redfish, Goliath a lizard, Mary a mæna, and Samson a lion. And Jonah set out vinegar, Molessadon put salt, Cain dipped first. When all had been finished, Abel gave fat, Jonathan honey, Abraham milk, Sara sprinkled, Jesus made sweets, Paul served. But since they had several kinds of wine, Jesus drank passum, Jonah Marsican, Pharaoh Surrentine, Adam pellinum, Moses Gaditanian, Isaac Cretan, Aaron Adrian, Zacchæus arbustine, Thecla arsine, John Albense, Abel Campanian, Mary Signine, Rachel Florentine. In the fullness of wine, Adam lay wise, Noah fell asleep drunk, Loth was quite soaked, Holofernes snored, sleep held Jonah, Peter kept watch near the rooster, Jesus was awakened, Jacob sought to rise, Laham rose first. Then Benjamin mixed a cup, Martha brought it, Peter drank first.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Item Jacobus et Andraeas intulerunt pisces","severity":"info","text":"This passage continues the parodic banquet list from the previous passage, now introducing fish dishes brought by James and Andrew, followed by a series of absurd fish assignments to biblical figures.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"asellum","severity":"info","text":"The Latin 'asellum' (little donkey) is a fish name, likely a scribal error or pun; the English draft renders it as 'little donkey' but it may refer to a type of fish, possibly the 'asellus' (cod or hake).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"labeonem Moyses","severity":"info","text":"The assignment of a labeo (a type of fish) to Moses may allude to the biblical story of Moses and the Nile, though no direct scriptural reference is given; the list is parodic.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"passum","severity":"info","text":"Passum is a sweet wine made from dried grapes, known in Roman antiquity; its assignment to Jesus here continues the parodic inversion of sacred figures.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"saturatione v'hi sophus jacebat Adam","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'saturatione v'hi sophus jacebat Adam' is corrupt; the English draft interprets it as 'In the fullness of wine, Adam lay wise,' but the Latin may contain a pun on 'sophus' (wise) and 'somnus' (sleep).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"prior SUI.. rexit Laham","severity":"caution","text":"The text is corrupt at 'prior SUI.. rexit Laham'; the English draft reads 'Laham rose first,' but the Latin is unclear, possibly a scribal error for 'Laban' or another figure.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The fish names are often obscure or punning, and their assignment to biblical figures is parodic; the exact referents of some fish (e.g., 'asellum', 'glauculum') are uncertain.","The text is corrupt in several places (e.g., 'saturatione v'hi sophus', 'prior SUI.. rexit Laham'), making the intended sense unclear."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":6,"ref":"p6","source":"Sed, quoniam vinum subduxerat Amelsad, et male miscuerat Jonas, murmurabat Hermippus, aquam bibebat Joannes, vinum petebat Maria, non consentiebat Susanna. plenam ampullam ferebat Martha, sitiebat Ismael, ire volebat Tobias, alienum calicem hibere volebat Jacobus. Sublatisque omnibus, aquam ad manus petebat Pilatus, tradidit Judas, ministrabat Martha, effudit Hermocrates, linteum porrexit Petrus, intulit lucernam Esaias, gratias egit Simeon, benedixit Anna, intulit coronas Rachel, David hyssopum porrexit (?3), dedit unguentum Maria, perunxit Martha, poma intulit Adam, favum porrexit Samson, citharam percussit David, tympanum Maria, psalterium duxit Jubal, cboros duxit Judith, cantavit Asael, saltavit Herodias, laudes dedit Azarias, magis lusit Mambres, risum fecit Isaac, osculum porrexit Judas, valefecit Loth. Et cum vellent discedere, respiciens eos rex, sic ait: «Nunc per omnia diem nuptiarum celebrate, et frequentate, et demutate habitus, velut pompas facientes; sic ite in domos vestras. » Placuit vero omnibus voluntas regis: atque ita primus omnium procedit in magistro Jesus, in custode Joannes.","english":"But since Amelsad had taken away the wine, and Jonas had mixed it badly, Hermippus was grumbling, John was drinking water, Mary was asking for wine, Susanna was not consenting. Martha was carrying a full flask, Ishmael was thirsty, Tobias wanted to go, James wanted to drink another's cup. And when everything was taken away, Pilate was asking for water for his hands, Judas handed it over, Martha served, Hermocrates poured it out, Peter offered a linen cloth, Isaiah brought in a lamp, Simeon gave thanks, Anna blessed, Rachel brought in garlands, David offered hyssop, Mary gave ointment, Martha anointed, Adam brought in apples, Samson offered a honeycomb, David struck the cithara, Mary the timbrel, Jubal played the psaltery, Judith led the dances, Asael sang, Herodias danced, Azarias gave praises, Mambres played the magician more, Isaac made laughter, Judas offered a kiss, Lot said farewell. And when they wished to depart, the king, looking at them, spoke thus: \"Now celebrate and throng the wedding day in every way, and change your garments, as if making processions; thus go into your homes.\" Indeed, the king's will pleased everyone: and so first of all Jesus proceeds as the master, John as the guard.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"Amelsad","severity":"info","text":"Amelsad is a name not found in biblical or standard apocryphal tradition; it may be a corruption or invention of the pseudo-Cyprianic author, possibly derived from Hebrew or Aramaic elements.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"hyssopum porrexit","severity":"info","text":"David offering hyssop echoes Old Testament purification rituals (e.g., Numbers 19:6, Psalm 51:7), but the action is not directly scriptural; it may reflect early Christian liturgical practice.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"Mambres","severity":"info","text":"Mambres (Jannes and Jambres) is a figure from Jewish and Christian tradition, known as a magician opposing Moses; his appearance here as a performer aligns with the banquet's burlesque tone.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Sublatisque omnibus","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'Sublatisque omnibus' marks a narrative shift from drinking to hand-washing, structuring the banquet as a series of discrete, parodic actions by biblical figures.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"background","lemma":"Coena [Falso Inscripta]","severity":"info","text":"This work was attributed to Cyprian in some medieval manuscripts but is now considered spurious; its irreverent tone led to its exclusion from orthodox collections.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"David hyssopum porrexit (?3)","severity":"caution","text":"The parenthetical '(?3)' in the Latin edition indicates textual uncertainty; the phrase may be corrupt or a later interpolation, as hyssop is not typically associated with David.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of Amelsad is unclear; possibly a garbled name or a non-biblical figure.","The phrase 'David hyssopum porrexit' is marked as uncertain in the edition; the action may be misattributed or textually corrupt."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":7,"ref":"p7","source":"in retiario Petrus, in secutore Pharao, in venatore Nemroth, in delatore Judas, in hortulano Adam, in exordiario Eva, in latrone Cain, in pastore Abel, in cursorc Jacob, in sacerdote Zacharias, in rege David, in citharœdo Jubal, in piscatore Jacobus, in coquo Antiochus, in aquario Rebecca, in furnitore Ananias, in bestiario Tliecla, in stupido Molessadon, in religioso Salomon, in ministra Martha, in milite Urias, in insano Herodes, in famulo Cham, in medico Tobias, in ebrio Noe, in risiculo Isaac, in tristi Job, in judice Danipl, in fabro Joseph, in prostituta Thamar, in formosa Rachel, in odibili Lia, in domina Maria, in impio Loth, in adversario Amalech, in structore Sem, in rusticulo Esau, in forti Golias, in pistore Hiereboam. Sed, quoniam contendebat Dina, aquam effundebat Aaron, et nudus erat Jonas; tunc solem petebat Auses ut siccaretur Bersabee. Quo facto, jussit eos rex ad se venire; qui venerunt altera die et munera ei obtulerunt. Pri. mus itaque omnium obtulit arietem Abraham, taurum Thecla, oviculam Noe, cainelum Rebecca, leonem Samson, cervum Esau, vilulum Jesus, jumeutum Jacob, currum Helias, vestem Judith crines Bersabee, ligna Isaac, frumentum Joseph, resinant Ruben, pecuniam Abimelech, strobilos Levi, capsam Moyses, favum Petrus. copias Abigal. Sed, quoniam ante diem convivii, quædam de convivio subducta fuerant, jussu regis inquirebantur ab eis.","english":"Peter as a net-fighter, Pharaoh as a pursuer, Nimrod as a hunter, Judas as an informer, Adam as a gardener, Eve as a beginner, Cain as a thief, Abel as a shepherd, Jacob as a runner, Zacharias as a priest, David as a king, Jubal as a harpist, James as a fisherman, Antiochus as a cook, Rebecca as a water-bearer, Ananias as a furnace-tender, Thecla as a beast-fighter, Molessadon as a dullard, Solomon as a religious man, Martha as a servant, Uriah as a soldier, Herod as a madman, Ham as a slave, Tobias as a physician, Noah as a drunkard, Isaac as a laughingstock, Job as a mourner, Daniel as a judge, Joseph as a carpenter, Tamar as a prostitute, Rachel as a beauty, Leah as a hateful woman, Mary as a mistress, Lot as an impious man, Amalek as an adversary, Shem as a builder, Esau as a rustic, Goliath as a strongman, Jeroboam as a baker. But since Dinah was quarreling, Aaron was pouring out water, and Jonah was naked; then Joshua sought the sun so that Bathsheba might be dried. After this was done, the king ordered them to come to him; they came the next day and offered him gifts. First of all, therefore, Abraham offered a ram, Thecla a bull, Noah a ewe, Rebecca a camel, Samson a lion, Esau a stag, Jesus a calf, Jacob a pack animal, Elijah a chariot, Judith a garment, Bathsheba her hair, Isaac wood, Joseph grain, Reuben resin, Abimelech money, Levi pinecones, Moses a chest, Peter a honeycomb, Abigail supplies. But since before the day of the feast certain things had been removed from the feast, they were investigated by them at the king's command.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"in retiario Petrus ... in pistore Hiereboam","severity":"info","text":"This long catalogue assigns biblical figures to roles in a parodic feast, each introduced by 'in' + ablative. The pattern is a series of appositions, not a narrative, and serves to characterize the participants.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"in ebrio Noe","severity":"info","text":"Noah as a drunkard (ebrius) alludes to Genesis 9:20–21, where Noah plants a vineyard and drinks wine, becoming drunk. This is a common patristic trope, e.g., in Cyprian's De habitu virginum.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"in risiculo Isaac","severity":"info","text":"Isaac as a laughingstock (risiculus) likely refers to the etymology of his name (Hebrew Yitzhak, 'he laughs') and the story in Genesis 17:17–19 where Sarah laughs at the annunciation. The term is rare in Latin.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"in retiario Petrus","severity":"info","text":"Peter as a net-fighter (retiarius) is a gladiatorial type, armed with a net and trident. This reflects the early Christian metaphor of Peter as a fisherman (John 21) but recast in a Roman arena context, typical of the work's parodic style.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"in bestiario Tliecla","severity":"info","text":"Thecla as a beast-fighter (bestiarius) is a gladiator who fights wild animals. The name Thecla (Thekla) is rare in Latin; here it likely refers to the apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla, where she is a martyr, not a fighter. The role is ironic.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"in stupido Molessadon","severity":"caution","text":"Molessadon is unattested in biblical or patristic sources; the name may be a corruption or a nonce invention. The English draft renders it as a proper name, but the Latin suggests a role ('stupid one') rather than a known figure.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'Molessadon' is uncertain; it may be a corrupt form of a biblical name or a fictional character.","The sequence of roles and gifts is parodic and not meant to be historically or theologically coherent."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":8,"ref":"p8","source":"Involverat enim straculum multicolorium Agar, sigillum aureum Rachel, speculum argenteum Thecla, scyphum bibitorium Benjamin, annulum signalorium Thamar, coopertonum subsericum Judith, lanceam regiam David, alienam uxorem abduxerat Abimelech. Tunc jussit rex, ut omnes qui fuerant in convivio ducerentur ad tormenta. Quo facto, primus innocens decollatur Joannes, occcditur Abel, foras projicitur Adam, timens obmutescit Zacharias, fugit Jacob, queritur Enoch, turbatur Abimelech, immutatur Nabuchodonosor, deprecatur Abraham, transfertur Helias, supprimitur Dina, includitur Noe, impingitur Loth, suffigitur Jesus, damnaiur Daniel, accusatur Susanna, alligatur Joseph, occiditur Martha, tollitur Abacuc, bestiis datur Thecla, in fornacem mittitur Ananias, vinculis constringitur Samson, punitur Urias, flagellatur Pautus, tenditur Isaias, exspoliatur Jonas, lapidatur Hieremias, excaecatur Tobias, non credebant Moysi, subducitur Abiron, suspenditur Abessalon, confunditur Rebecca, transducitur Agar, arguitur Pharao, relinquitur Dathan, deprimitur Chore, copulatur Isaac, mittitur Nathan, convincitur Amalech, maledicitur Judas, dehonestatur Mambres, cognoscitur Loth, interficitur Phinees, dimittitur Ophni, timens moritur Heli, comprimitur Dina. decipitur Esau, substringitur Saul, dolet de facto Job, interrogatur Eva, Nescio clamat Cain, tenetur et negat Petrus.","english":"He had wrapped up the many-colored coverlet of Hagar, the golden seal of Rachel, the silver mirror of Thecla, the drinking cup of Benjamin, the signet ring of Tamar, the silken coverlet of Judith, the royal spear of David, and had carried off the wife of another man, Abimelech. Then the king ordered that all who had been at the banquet be led to torture. When this was done, first the innocent John is beheaded, Abel is killed, Adam is cast out, Zacharias grows silent in fear, Jacob flees, Enoch laments, Abimelech is troubled, Nebuchadnezzar is changed, Abraham pleads, Elijah is taken up, Dinah is suppressed, Noah is shut in, Lot is thrust forward, Jesus is fastened, Daniel is condemned, Susanna is accused, Joseph is bound, Martha is killed, Habakkuk is taken away, Thecla is given to the beasts, Ananias is thrown into the furnace, Samson is bound with chains, Uriah is punished, Paul is scourged, Isaiah is stretched, Jonah is stripped, Jeremiah is stoned, Tobias is blinded, they did not believe Moses, Abiram is withdrawn, Absalom is hanged, Rebecca is confounded, Hagar is led away, Pharaoh is accused, Dathan is abandoned, Korah is oppressed, Isaac is joined, Nathan is sent, Amalek is convicted, Judas is cursed, Mambres is dishonored, Lot is recognized, Phinehas is killed, Ophni is dismissed, Eli dies in fear, Dinah is pressed down, Esau is deceived, Saul is drawn tight, Job grieves over what was done, Eve is questioned, Cain cries \"I do not know,\" Peter is held and denies.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from a list of items associated with biblical figures to a series of punishments or fates, each linked to a named character, creating a catalog of suffering.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"decollatur Joannes","severity":"info","text":"The beheading of John likely refers to John the Baptist (Matthew 14:10), though the context of a banquet may evoke the story of Salome.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"alienam uxorem abduxerat Abimelech","severity":"info","text":"Abimelech taking another man's wife echoes Genesis 20:2, where Abimelech takes Sarah, though the text says 'wife of another man' without naming Sarah.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"Thecla","severity":"info","text":"Thecla (Thekla) is a prominent figure in apocryphal Acts, known for her martyrdom and association with wild beasts, fitting the mention of being given to beasts.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"Mambres","severity":"caution","text":"Mambres (Jannes and Jambres) is a figure from Jewish and Christian tradition, but the text's 'dehonestatur' (dishonored) is not directly biblical; the reference may be to the magicians who opposed Moses.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"Petrus","severity":"info","text":"Peter's denial (tenetur et negat Petrus) likely alludes to his denial of Christ before the crucifixion, a tradition found in apocryphal and patristic sources, not in canonical Gospels.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'Joannes' (John) is ambiguous: could be John the Baptist or another John; the context of beheading favors John the Baptist.","The phrase 'alienam uxorem abduxerat Abimelech' does not specify which wife; traditionally Sarah, but the text leaves it open.","The sequence of punishments is not strictly chronological or biblical; some figures appear multiple times (e.g., Dinah, Lot), suggesting a thematic rather than narrative ordering."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":9,"ref":"p9","source":"Sed quoniam multorum conscientia erat, in furto quod erat suscipiens Raab, quærebat Lahan, infamabatur Susanna, arguebat Joannes, negabat Rachel, docebat Moyses, plorabat Triphæna, observabat Maria, attendebat Onesipborus, tristis erat. Paulus, jurabat Jacob, non credebat Pharao, mentiebatur Hieroboam, pavebat Susanna, erubescebat Rebecca, plangebat Hieremias. Postmodum, scrutatis omnibus, inventum est furtum apud Benjamin, quod erat in conscienlia Joseph. Sed, posteaquam probatum cat regi quod Achar filius Charmi solus esset rcus furti, jussit eum mori donavitque eum omnibus. Tunc, occasione accepta, primus omnium calce cum percussit Moyses, abiit in complexum Jacob, vestem detraxit Thecla, ad terram elisit Daniel, lapide percussit David, virga Aaron, flagello Jesus, medium aperuit Judas, lancea transfixit Eleazar. Tunc jussit uti qui mortuus esset sepeliretur; et vendidit agrum Laban, emit Abraham, Joseph monumentum fecit, et ædificavit Nachor, aromata imposuit Maria, clusit Noe, superscripsit Pilatus, pretium accepit Judas: quo facto gaudens clamat Zacharias, confunditur Elizabeth, stupet Maria, ridebat de facto Sara. Explicitisque omnibus domos suas repetierunt.","english":"But since the conscience of many was involved in the theft that Raab was undertaking, Laban was searching, Susanna was being defamed, John was accusing, Rachel was denying, Moses was teaching, Tryphaena was weeping, Mary was watching, Onesiphorus was attending, Paul was sad, Jacob was swearing, Pharaoh was not believing, Jeroboam was lying, Susanna was trembling, Rebecca was blushing, Jeremiah was lamenting. Afterwards, when all had been searched, the theft was found with Benjamin, which was in the conscience of Joseph. But after it was proven to the king that Achar, son of Charmi, alone was guilty of the theft, he ordered him to be put to death and gave him to all. Then, having taken the opportunity, first of all Moses struck him with a heel, Jacob went into an embrace, Thecla tore his garment, Daniel dashed him to the ground, David struck him with a stone, Aaron with a rod, Jesus with a whip, Judas split him open in the middle, Eleazar pierced him with a lance. Then he ordered that the dead man be buried; and Laban sold a field, Abraham bought it, Joseph made a tomb, and Nachor built it, Mary placed spices, Noah closed it, Pilate wrote the inscription, Judas received the price: at which deed Zacharias shouts rejoicing, Elizabeth is confounded, Mary is amazed, Sara laughed at the deed. And when all was finished, they returned to their homes.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage is a narrative catalogue of biblical figures performing actions in a surreal, anachronistic sequence, typical of pseudo-Cyprianic parody or allegory.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Achar filius Charmi","severity":"info","text":"Achar, son of Charmi, is a biblical figure from Joshua 7, whose theft of forbidden goods caused Israel's defeat at Ai; here he is the scapegoat for the earlier theft.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The list of figures (Raab, Lahan, Susanna, etc.) mixes Old and New Testament characters and apocryphal figures (Thecla, Onesiphorus) in a burlesque of legal and punitive proceedings.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"conscienlia","severity":"caution","text":"The Latin 'conscienlia' is likely a scribal error for 'conscientia' (conscience), but the text reads 'conscienlia', possibly a corruption or variant spelling.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This pseudo-Cyprianic work was transmitted among spurious texts attributed to Cyprian, often used in medieval parody or moral satire, though its exact reception is obscure.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'Raab' (Rahab?) and 'Lahan' (Laban?) is uncertain; the text may conflate or misname biblical figures.","The phrase 'in conscienlia Joseph' is ambiguous: possibly 'in the conscience of Joseph' or a corruption of 'in the presence of Joseph'."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]}]}