Prümer Urbar, better known in English as the Polyptych or Polyptychon of Prüm, is a register of the properties (Urbarium) that belonged to the Benedictine Prüm Abbey in the Eifel in the year 893. In this document, the numerous possessions of the abbey were recorded.

The date of the original nomenclature's creation - written by Abbot Regino of Prüm - is not known. In 1222, Caesarius of Milendonk produced the only surviving copy of the Prüm Urbar, adding additional information and comments. This document stretches 57 pages and 118 chapters. The Prüm Urbar is currently held at the Landeshauptarchiv Koblenz [de].[1]

Chapter Designation in Urbar Designation Today (Regional) Remark
1 Rumersheym Rommersheim Bitburg-Prüm district
2 Wettellendorpht Wetteldorf [de] Schönecken, Bitburg-Prüm district
3 Herlensdorpht Hersdorf Bitburg-Prüm district
4 Gundensdorpht Giesdorf or Gondelsheim Bitburg-Prüm district
5 Didendorpht Dingdorf Bitburg-Prüm district
6 Walmersheym Wallersheim Bitburg-Prüm district
7 Caldenburne Kalenborn-Scheuern Kalenborn-Scheuern, Vulkaneifel district
8 Sarensdorpt Sarresdorf Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel district
9 Birensburne Birresborn Vulkaneifel district
10 Ettellendorpht Etteldorf Bitburg-Prüm district
11 Badenheym Badem Bitburg-Prüm district
12 Vuerscleyte Schleid Bitburg-Prüm district
13 Sefferne Seffern Bitburg-Prüm district
14 Wihc ? Sefferweich Bitburg-Prüm district
15 Helinbugh, Hellenbuch Heilenbach Bitburg-Prüm district
16 alio Wihc ? Sefferweich Bitburg-Prüm district
17 tercio Wihc ? Malbergweich Bitburg-Prüm district
18 Houestede Huscheid Nimshuscheid, Bitburg-Prüm district
19 Wleysheym Fließem Bitburg-Prüm district
20 Nanzenheym Nattenheim Bitburg-Prüm district
21 Baldenshart et Denesbure ? Balesfeld and Densborn
22 item de Wihc (iuxta malberhc) ? Malbergweich, Malberg
23 Merxz et Trimparden ? Mötsch [de], Trimport
24 Merrinche Mehring (Mosel)
25 Sueyge Schweich
26 Vurne Föhren
27 Salmene Hetzerath Bernkastel-Wittlich district
28 Clutterche et Trittenheym ? Klüsserath and Trittenheim Trier-Saarburg district
29 alio Trittenheym ? Trittenheim Trier-Saarburg district
30 Glene Altenglan Kusel district
31 Odenbach Odenbach Kusel district
32 Wimesheym Weinsheim Bad Kreuznach district
33 Remeche Remich Grevenmacher District
34 Lullingen Lullingen Diekirch District
35 Riuat ? Ruette ?
36 Montini ? Montigny-sur-Chiers
37 item de Montini ? Montigny-sur-Chiers
38 Niuenru ? S. Pancré ?
39 Bouelicurt ? Bovelicurt ?
40 Vuans et Holonzi ? Vance sur Semoy and Halanzy
41 Wihc, quod est in episcupatu Meten ? Vic-sur-Seille
42 Fagit ? Faxe ?
43 Puzol ? Puzieux ?
44 Auuans ? Awans Liège Province
45 Vilancia Villance Libin, Belgian Luxembourg
46 Malbunpreyt Mabompré Houffalize, Belgian Luxembourg
47 Teuenihc ? Tavigny Houffalize, Belgian Luxembourg
48 Bastenacghe ? Bastogne
49 Wardanc ? Wardin
50 Longonuiler ? Longvilly
51 Nouille
52 Bure Boeur
53 Wanpahc ? Weiswampach Weiswampach, Diekirch District
54 Hunlar ? Holler and Gödingen Weiswampach and Troisvierges, Diekirch District
55 Yuernesheym ? Iversheim [de] Euskirchen district
56 Vingarden Kreuzweingarten [de] Euskirchen district
57 Ekineskeit Eicherscheid [de] Euskirchen district
58 Notine Nöthen [de] Euskirchen district
59 Honespolt Gut Hospelt [de] Euskirchen district
60 Effellesbure Effelsberg Euskirchen district
61 Buzzenswelt Pützfeld, Ahrtal Ahrbrück, Ahrweiler district
62 Keslighe Kesseling Ahrweiler district
63 Linde, Cruceberhg ? Lind, Kreuzberg Ahrweiler district
64 Wizsselle Vischel (Berg) [de] Berg, Ahrweiler district
65 Aruuilre ? Ahrweiler Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Ahrweiler district
66 Elsaffe Elsaff [de] Asbach and Buchholz, Neuwied district

References

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  1. ^ "Landeshauptarchiv Koblenz".

Further reading

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  • Y. Morimoto, 'Aspects of the early medieval peasant economy as revealed in the polyptych of Prüm', in J. Nelson and P. Linehan, The Medieval World (2003), pp. 605–620
  • Partial English translation: https://www.le.ac.uk/hi/polyptyques/prum/site.html