[Endnote: N.B.--It is unaccountable why the 'heading' in A.V. _begins_
with v. 19. _Cf._ Sus. for a similar peculiarity.]
TITLE AND POSITION.
TITLE.
?’?®?» ???±??¶ ?”???¬???‰?? is the usual title of this booklet. It is obviously
derived from the names of the two idols destroyed in the two portions of
the story. But Cod. Chis. has the curious heading, ????? ???????†?·?„?µ???±?‚
????????±????????? ?…??±????¦ ????·??????¦ ????? ?„??†?‚ ?†?…?»??†?‚ ?›?µ?…?? (_cf._ v. 33). The Syriac also has
the equivalent of this. In some Syriac MSS. 'Dragon' is given as a
separate title before v. 23; and Luther's version, at the same point,
expands this into 'von Drachen zu Babel.'
In Codd. A, Q, the entire piece is headed ??…???±?????‚ ???????, and is thus
treated as an integral part of Daniel, finishing the book, the 12th
chapter of which ends in Cod. A with ??…???±?????‚ ???±???.[61] In B it follows, if
possible, still more closely, there being no intermediate heading[62],
In Cod. A, at the end, there is ?„??»???‚ ?”?±??.
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