Lyon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 0418, f. 046. Moses speaking to God.Moses was commonly depi

Lyon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 0418, f. 046. Moses speaking to God.

Moses was commonly depicted with horns in medieval times due to a mistranslation in the Vulgate Bible: Moses was translated to be cornuta or ‘horned’ when the original Hebrew word actually meant something like 'shining’ or 'glorified’.