3. The Creation of EveCodex Vindob. 2980, Folio 8r, 137 x 97 mm. Placed before l. 261 and illustrates ll. 235-242 (260).
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How God Created Eve from AdamText
As he spoke he caused Adam, the created man, to fall into a sweet sleep and then from him gently broke a rib out of which he fashioned a woman, who in awe of Adam was to do or refrain from doing whatever Adam told her to do or not to do. She was called Eve (Eua). Her name was later to become well known to us through many of our sufferings. I shall explain to you what it means: "Eu" in Greek means "good" but "a" in Latin means "without", so for the man who can interpret the name, it means: "Eve, she who is without good." There is yet another way of interpreting her name: Eve in Greek when translated into Latin means "alas." I am told that she rightly inherited her name, for Eve banished us from all that is good. It was she who increased our suffering and nullified much joy through her disobedience, which was the cause of the first fall, and her legacy to the human race. (235-260, Translation by Halford, 1984, p. 241)Analysis
"The Creator stands with his left hand held out to the sleeping Adam and his right hand pointing at Eve as she emerges from Adam's side." (Halford, 1980, p. 12)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.