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 .
Chapter Designation in Urbar Designation Today (Regional) Remark 1 Rumersheym Rommersheim Bitburg-Prüm district 2 Wettellendorpht 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 ? , 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 ? Euskirchen district 56 Vingarden Euskirchen district 57 Ekineskeit Euskirchen district 58 Notine Euskirchen district 59 Honespolt 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 Berg, Ahrweiler district 65 Aruuilre ? Ahrweiler Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Ahrweiler district 66 Elsaffe Asbach and Buchholz, Neuwied district
References
Further reading 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