List of the Bishops of Jerusalem, c.1123

List of the Bishops of Jerusalem, c.1124 AD. Translation of Textus Roffensis, ff. 107v-110r by Jacob Scott.

The lists are written in two columns: each section begins with a rubric, and names are numbered in Red roman numerals. There are spaces left at the end of some of the lists, apparently for updating names.

Folio

Transcription

Literal Translation (see Translation Notes)

107v (select folio number to open facsimile)

Incipiunt nomi-

Here begins the

na episcoporum Heiroso-

names of the bishops of the

limæ urbis.

city of Jerusalem.

i Primus iesus filius iosedech.

1 First was Jesus son of on high.

ii Ioachim.

2 Joachim

iii Elyasib filius eius.

3 Elyasib his son.

iiii Ioachim qui et iudas

Joachim, who is son of Judas

filius elyasib.

son of elyasib.

4 Elyasib.

v Iohannes filius eius.

5 John his son.

vi Iaddus.

6 Iaddus.

vii Onias.

7 King.

viii Simon iustus.

8 Simon the just.

ix Eleazar frater eius.

9 Eleazar his brother.

x Mannases patruus eius.

10 Mannases uncle.

xi Onias filius symo-

11 Onias son of

nis iusti.

Simon the Just.

xii Simon.

12 Simon.

xiii Onias.

13 Onias.

xiii Iesus qui et iason frater eius.

14 Jesus and his brother, Jason.

xv Onias qui et menelaus.

15 Onias

xvi Alchimus qui et ioachim.

16 Alchimus

xvii Iudas machabeus.

17VJudah Maccabee.

xviii Ionathas frater eius.

18 his brother Jonathan.

xix Simon tercius frater.

19 Simon was third brother.

108r

xx Iohannes qui et ircanus

20 John ircanus here and Ircanus

filius symonis, filii

the son of Simon, son

eius aristobolus, an-

of Aristobulus,

tigonus, alexan-

Antigonus,

der, et alii duo.

Alexander, and two others.

xxi Aristobolus, i. annum.

21 Aristobolus, i. year.

xxii Alexander, rex et sacerdos.

22 Alexander, king and priest.

xxiii Yrcanus et aristobo-

23 Yrcanus and

lus filius eius de pote-

Aristobolus son might be

state confligunt,

in conflict,

sed yrcanus a pom-

but Yrcanus from

peio pontifex pre-

Pompei high

ficitur.

preficitur.

xxiiii Antigonus filius ari-

24 Antigonns son

stoboli fratris

Aristobulus brother

ircani. Postea

ircani. After

defecit regnum

failed kingship

et sacerdotium iudeorum.

and Jews.

Itaque herodes rex

King Herod,

xxv filius antipatri ana-

25 The son of Antipater

leum quendam de

analeum an invitation

babilonia accitum

from Babilonia

xxv. pontificem

25. pontiff appointed

iudeorum constituit.

Jews constitution.

Post uero exiguum xxvi.

After

xxvi aristobolum

26 Aristobulum

fratrem uxoris suae

brother of his wife

marianinae nepotem

Marian

hircam successorem

successor

dedit.

he gave.

Quo post

After one

annum interfecto,

year

analeo reddidit

sacerdotium. Tunc

Then

defecerunt pontifi-

the pontiffs

ces ueteris testa-

of the Old

menti.

Testament.