21. Adam addresses Seth, Eve and other children from his death-bedCodex Vindob. 2980, Folio 64v, 145 x 99 mm. Placed before l. 2341 and illustrates ll. 2295, 2330-2340 and possibly 2376-2384, 2390-2455.
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But when [Adam] beheld them, his eyes grew wet with (tears of) joy, despite the torments of death. He looked on them with great longing as a dying man. They asked: "Father, what is this? Why are you lying so exhausted here in bed, and why are you so sad? And why have we been gathered here at this hour in such haste?" Adam replied: "I am suffering and am forced to lie. From head to foot I am suffering agonies. I will not endure it much longer, may God stand by me." (2330-2340, Translation by Halford, 1984, p. 275)Analysis
"Adam is lying in bed, his head and shoulders are visible above the brown cover and are resting on a large white cushion. He is looking at Seth. Eve is stationed behind him and is wearing a blue dress with a white veil covering her hair. She appears to be smoothing down the sheets. Seth, the dominant figure, is wearing a green tunic and hat. Next to him stands another son, similarly clad, and behind them both a daughter in a grey dress." (Halford, 1980, pp. 27-28)Bibliography
Halford, M-B. Illustration and Text in Lutwin's Eva und Adam: Codex Vindob. 2980, Goppinger Arbeiten zur Germanistik, 303; Stuttgart: Kummerle Verlag, 1980.Halford, M-b. Lutwin's Eva und Adam, Goppingen Arbeiten zur Germanistik, Goppingen: Kummerle Verlag, 1984.