P St. Petersburg, National Library of Russia, lat. Q. v. I. 18 (“The St. Petersburg Bede”; “The Leningrad Bede”)

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Detail of manuscript page showing Cædmon’s Hymn
1Nu[1]scılun herga hefen rıcæs[2] uard 2metudæs mehtı and hıs mod gıthanc 3uerc uuldur fadur[3] suehe uundra|
gı huæs[4] 4ecı[5] dryctın or astelıdæ 5he ærıst scop aeldubarnum 6hefen to hrofæ halıg sceppend|
7tha mıddıngard moncynnæs[6] uard 8ecı dryctın æfter tıadæ 9fırum foldu frea all mehtıg·|


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[1]Nu...mod gıthanc] Much of the first manuscript line has been damaged due to staining. Especially affected are <nd>, <h>, <mod>, and <ur fa> of and hıs mod gıthanc uerc uuldur fadur. Damage is less obvious in the facsimile in Robinson and Stanley 1991.

[2]hefen rıcæs] Staining (water?) behind ascender of <h>.

[3]uuldur fadur] <ur> is obscured by dark stain in Robinson and Stanley 1991, but visible in manuscript.

[4]gı huæs] <g> elongated and narrow.

[5]ecı] <ci> is obscured by dark stain in Robinson and Stanley 1991, but visible in manuscript.

[6]moncynnæs] Only the tops of the first <n> and <y> were visible in manuscript in 1998. Reading based on facsimile in Robinson and Stanley 1991.

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