Old English Hexateuch
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The Old English Hexateuch is an early medieval translation and illustrated manuscript of the first six books of the Bible into Old English, notable as one of the earliest extensive vernacular renderings of Scripture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old English Hexateuch canonical | 1 |
| Old English Illustrated Hexateuch | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5094448 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old English Hexateuch Context triple: [Preface to Genesis, relatedWork, Old English Hexateuch]
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A.
Exeter Book
The Exeter Book is a 10th-century Old English manuscript and one of the most important surviving collections of Anglo-Saxon poetry, including religious and secular works.
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B.
Old English homilies
Old English homilies are religious sermons written in the Old English language that explain Christian doctrine and moral teachings to early medieval English audiences.
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C.
Codex Regius
Codex Regius is a 13th-century Icelandic manuscript that is the most important surviving source for the Old Norse mythological and heroic poems collectively known as the Poetic Edda.
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D.
Eadwine Psalter
The Eadwine Psalter is a richly illuminated 12th-century English psalter renowned for its intricate artwork and multiple Latin and vernacular translations of the Psalms.
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E.
Lindisfarne Gospels
The Lindisfarne Gospels is an illuminated manuscript of the four Christian Gospels, renowned as a masterpiece of early medieval Insular art produced in Northumbria around the early 8th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old English Hexateuch Target entity description: The Old English Hexateuch is an early medieval translation and illustrated manuscript of the first six books of the Bible into Old English, notable as one of the earliest extensive vernacular renderings of Scripture.
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A.
Exeter Book
The Exeter Book is a 10th-century Old English manuscript and one of the most important surviving collections of Anglo-Saxon poetry, including religious and secular works.
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B.
Old English homilies
Old English homilies are religious sermons written in the Old English language that explain Christian doctrine and moral teachings to early medieval English audiences.
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C.
Codex Regius
Codex Regius is a 13th-century Icelandic manuscript that is the most important surviving source for the Old Norse mythological and heroic poems collectively known as the Poetic Edda.
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D.
Eadwine Psalter
The Eadwine Psalter is a richly illuminated 12th-century English psalter renowned for its intricate artwork and multiple Latin and vernacular translations of the Psalms.
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E.
Lindisfarne Gospels
The Lindisfarne Gospels is an illuminated manuscript of the four Christian Gospels, renowned as a masterpiece of early medieval Insular art produced in Northumbria around the early 8th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old English translation
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biblical manuscript ⓘ illuminated manuscript ⓘ medieval manuscript ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
London, British Library, Cotton MS Claudius B.iv
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Old English Illustrated Hexateuch ⓘ
linked to:
Old English Hexateuch
|
| approximateDate | c. 1020–1040 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ælfric of Eynsham ⓘ |
| contains |
full-page illustrations
ⓘ
miniatures ⓘ narrative scenes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ |
| culture |
Anglo-Saxon
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-Saxons
|
| currentLocation | British Library ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | 11th century ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical translation
ⓘ
illustrated Bible ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Latin rubrics
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Old English glosses ⓘ |
| illustrationFunction | visualizing biblical narratives for non-Latin readers ⓘ |
| illustrationStyle | Insular art ⓘ |
| includesBook |
Deuteronomy
ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Deuteronomy
Exodus ⓘ Genesis ⓘ Joshua ⓘ Leviticus ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Leviticus
Numbers ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| locatedInCollection | British Library Cotton Collection ⓘ |
| material | parchment ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest extensive vernacular renderings of Scripture in English
ⓘ
its extensive cycle of biblical illustrations ⓘ |
| period | late Anglo-Saxon period ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| preservationState | partially damaged but largely legible ⓘ |
| productionContext | monastic scriptorium ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousUse | didactic text for lay instruction ⓘ |
| scriptoriumRegion | southern England ⓘ |
| scriptType | prose ⓘ |
| scripturePortion | Hexateuch ⓘ |
| shelfmark | Cotton Claudius B.iv ⓘ |
| subject |
Book of Joshua
ⓘ
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Old Testament
Pentateuch ⓘ
linked to:
Five Books of Moses
|
| textualType | vernacular paraphrase and translation ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Insular minuscule ⓘ |
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Subject: Old English Hexateuch Description of subject: The Old English Hexateuch is an early medieval translation and illustrated manuscript of the first six books of the Bible into Old English, notable as one of the earliest extensive vernacular renderings of Scripture.
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linked to: Old English Hexateuch