Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 16970
(formerly occ/78)

ὀρθὰς φύλαττε τοῦ νοός σου τὰς τρίβους
καὶ κοιλίαν δάμαζε καὶ γλῶσσαν πλέον
καὶ τὴν στενὴν δίωκε τοῦ βίου πύλην
καὶ φεῦγε κόσμον καὶ νέος γενοῦ γέρων.
Type(s) [2861] Ὀρθὰς φύλαττε τοῦ νοός σου τὰς φρένας (4 verses)
Text source K. Bentein, K. Demoen 2012, The Reader in Eleventh-Century Book Epigrams, in F. Bernard, K. Demoen (eds.), Poetry and its Contexts in Eleventh-century Byzantium, Farnham/Burlington, 69-88: 74
Text status Text completely known
Date 11th c.
Manuscript VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Barb. gr. 70 [11th c.]
Place in Manuscript f. 148v
Contextual information The epigram addresses the reader and is preceded by 'Φίλε ὅστις εἶ'.
Metre(s) Dodecasyllable
Genre(s) Reader-related epigram
Comment Capocci (1958: 76) gives only the first and last verse.
Image source(s) https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Barb.gr.70/0239
Bibliography

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Number of verses 4
Related occurrence(s)
Acknowledgements
Contributor(s)
Maria Tomadaki, Rachele Ricceri, Anne-Sophie Rouckhout

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