inscription reads Latro iohatra~s (the thief lohatras) and it is located on the top right

corner above the first thief.73 The next inscription is Maria and is located to the right side

of the head of the Virgin Mary. In the same position but next to Longinus we find the

inscription Longi. The next inscription, hic crucifixus dns, (here the Lord was crucified),

is located above the cross where Christ has been crucified. The next inscription Johs is

located on the right side of the head of John the Apostle. Finally, the last inscription,

camnatra~s latro (the thief Camatras), is located on the top left of the register above the

head of the second thief.74 The Crucifixion is, as already mentioned, one of the most

widely represented episodes of the Life of Christ. According to Yarza Luaces this scene

has been depicted in the Beatus of Gerona, M~issale Vetus Oxomense (fol. 42v), Misal of

San Facundo de Sahagun, Beato of San Millan de la Cogolla, and the Misal of the

Academy of History (ms. 35) during the 11Ith to 12th centuries.7

 The third register on folio CCCXXIII r depicts the pairing of the Deposition

(Luke 23:53; John 19:3 8-41) and the Suicide of Judas (Matthew 27:3-10). The

Evangelists only briefly narrated the Deposition from the Cross since it was not

considered to be important for the liturgy.76 The Gospels narrate how Joseph of

Arimathea, who had previously asked permission from Pontius Pilate to bury the body of

73 Rodriguez Velasco, M., "Iconografia del Nuevo Testamento en la Biblia de Avila,"
1999, p. 360, mentions that the names of the thieves do not correspond to the traditional
names of Dysmas and Gestas.

74 Rodriguez Velasco, M., "Iconografia del Nuevo Testamento en la Biblia de Avila,"
1999, p. 360-361, claims that Stefanon is the only figure that is not identified by an
inscription due to his unpopular character during the Middle Ages. She claims that he has
been considered to be a symbol of the Jews.

75Yarza Luaces, J., Iconogralia de la M~iniatura Ca;stellano-Leonesa,~~11~11~~1 1973, p. 3 1.

76 Reau, L., L 'Iconographie de l'art Chretiene, 1957, p. 513.