Lutwin's Eva und Adam

2. The Creation of Adam

Codex Vindob. 2980, Folio 5r, 128 x 95 mm. Placed before l. 154 and illustrates ll. 139-140 (153).

Rubric

How God Created Adam, the first man

Text

Inside it he placed a man created by his own hand, who was called Adam, (his name) being the sum of four letters. Where the name originated I shall now explain. The world is divided into four parts, as I have always understood. The first part is called Anathol, the second is Disis, according to the book, the third is called Arthos and the fourth Mensembrios. Thus brought together they (the initial letters) spell Adam, by which name he alone was known. (139-153, Translation by Halford, 1984, p. 239)

Analysis

"The Creator is seen pointing at Adam (and probably naming him) and blessing his new creation." (Halford, 1980, p. 11)

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.