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Occurrence 16995
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	ὅτι χεὶρ ἡ γρά\|ψασα σίπεται τάφω·
	γραφὴ δὲ \| μένει ἐις μακραιώνους χρό\|νους:

Type(s)	[1974] Ἡ μὲν χεὶρ ἡ γράψασα σήπεται τάφῳ (2 verses)
Text source	DBBE (Autopsy of the manuscript)
Text status	Text completely known
Date	January 1037
Manuscript	VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 1650 [January 1037]
Place in Manuscript	f. 186r
Person(s)	Scribe Theodoros (11th c.) - RGK: III.217 - VGH: 140.C
Palaeographical information	Written in Auszeichnungsmajuskel and in a fawn ink.
Contextual information	The epigram is embedded in a prose colophon which reveals the date and the names of the scribe and patron: "⁘ αἳ αὶ τῆς λύπης ἀβάλαι· αἳ τ(ῆς) \| συμφορᾶς των πραγμάτων· \| φεῦ τῆς ὀδύνης· ὅτι χεὶρ ἡ γρά\|ψασα σίπεται τάφω· γραφὴ δὲ \| μένει ἐις μακραιώνους χρό\|νους: ἐγράφη ἅυτη ἡ \| δέλτος διὰ χειρὸς θεοδώρου \| κληρικοῦ σικελιώτου κατἐ\|πιτροπὴν νικολάου επισκόπου \| κτήτορος ταύτης· ἐν ἔτει ἀπὸ \| κτίσεως κόσμου ἔτ(ει) ͵ϛφμεʹ ινδ(ικντιωνος) εʹ \| κυ(κλου) (σελήνης) θ κυ(κλου) (ἡλίου) καʹ κ(αὶ) ἐπληρωθ(η) μη(νὶ) \| ϊαννουαρίω εἰς τὸν ἀυτὸν χρ(ὸνον) \| ἡμ(έρα) σα(ββατω) ὥρα γʹ."
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Genre(s)	Scribe-related epigram
Comment	Another image can be found in Lake VII, plate 516.
Image source(s)	http://ntvmr.uni-muenster.de/community/modules/papyri/?zoom=30&left=2&top=49&site=INTF&image=30623/0/3730/10/783
Bibliography	Primary B. Atsalos 1991, Die Formel Ἡ μὲν χεὶρ ἡ γράψασα… in den Griechischen handschriften, in G. Cavallo, G. De Gregorio, M. Maniaci (eds.), Scritture, libri e testi nelle aree provinciali di Bisanzio. Atti del Seminario di Erice (18-25 settembre 1988) (vol. 2), Spoleto, 691-750: 709 F. Euangelatou-Notara, 1982, Σημειώματα ἑλληνικῶν κωδίκων ὡς πηγὴ διὰ τὴν ἔρευναν τοῦ οἰκονομικοῦ καὶ κοινωνικοῦ βίου τοῦ Βυζαντίου ἀπὸ τοῦ 9ου αἰῶνος μέχρι τοῦ ἔτους 1204, Athens: 153 E. Follieri, 1969, Codices graeci Bibliothecae Vaticanae selecti temporum locorumque ordine digesti, commentariis et transcriptionibus instructi, Vatican City: 52 G. Garitte 1962, Sur une formule des colophons de manuscrits grecs, in Collectanea vaticana in honorem Anselmi M. Card. Albareda a Bibliotheca Apostolica edita, Vatican City, 359-390: 371 C. Giannelli, 1950, Codices Vaticani Graeci. Codices 1485-1683 (vol. 5), Vatican City: 372 I. Hutter, 2022, Corpus der byzantinischen Miniaturenhandschriften. Corpus der Italogriechischen dekorierten Handschriften der Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (vol. 6.1), Stuttgart: 110 display 3 more references (6 in total) hide 3 references (6 in total)
Number of verses	2
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S. 8. 11 (Puntoni 172; olim II F 7) [15th c.] (f. 194v) (2 verses) (2/2) [21486] ἡ χεὶρ μὲν ἡ γρἀψασα σίπεται τά\|φω [January 1126] MOSCOW - Gosudarstvennyj Istoričeskij Musej (GIM) - Sinod. gr. 406 (Vlad. 401) [01/01/1126-31/01/1126] (f. 178r) (3 verses) (2/2) [18778] Εἰ μὲν χεὶρ ἡ γράψασα σύπεται τάφω [1399] MOSCOW - Gosudarstvennyj Istoričeskij Musej (GIM) - Sinod. gr. 416 (Vlad. 351) [1399] (f. 350v) (2 verses) (1/2) [21485] ἡ χεῖρ μὲν ἡ γράψασα σίποιτε τάφω [1116] MOSCOW - Gosudarstvennyj Istoričeskij Musej (GIM) - Sinod. gr. 485 (Vlad. 8) [1116] (f. 33v) (2 verses) (2/2) [18908] ἡ χεὶρ μ(ὲν) ἡ γρά(ψασ)α σίπετ(αι) τάφω [01/09/1191-31/08/1192] NAPLES - Biblioteca Nazionale - ex-Vind. gr. 9* [01/09/1191-31/08/1192] (f. 169r) (2 verses) (2/2) [18911] ἡ χεὶρ μὲν ἡ γράψασα σίπεται τάφω [14th c.] NAPLES - Biblioteca Nazionale - gr. II A 2 [14th c.] (f. 170r) (2 verses) (2/2) [21487] ἡ χεὶρ μ(ὲν) ἡ γράψασα, σήπεται τάφῳ [1492] NAPLES - Biblioteca Nazionale - gr. II C 33 [1476-1500] (f. 518r) (6 verses) (1/2) [23076] (...) σήπετ(αι) τά\|φῶ [12th c.] OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Auct. T. 2.1 [12th c.] (f. 293r) (2 verses) (1/2) [19981] ἡ γὰρ χεὶρ η γράψασα τῆν βίβλον ταύτην σίπ(ε)ται τάφῳ [07/04/1285] OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Auct. T. 3.6 [07/04/1285] (f. 202r) (1 verse) (1/2) [19982] ἡ γὰρ χεὶρ η γράψασα τῆν βίβλον τάυτην σίπεται τάφω [07/04/1285] OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Auct. T. 3.6 [07/04/1285] (f. 202r) (1 verse) (1/2) [18346] ἡ γὰρ χεῖρ ἡ γράψασα σήπετε τάφω [07/04/1285] OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Auct. 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Gr. 71 (Granstrem 195) [1019-1020] (f. 169r -- (gen.) at the end of the note) (3 verses) (1/2) [21749] Εἴληφε τέρμα τριακοντόπους κλίμαξ [12th-13th c.] SAINT PETERSBURG - Rossijskaja Nacional'naja biblioteka (RNB) - Ф. № 906 (Gr.) Gr. 102 (Granstrem 427) [12th c.] (f. 345v) (3 verses) (1/2) [21497] εἰ μὲν χεὶ(..) \| ἡ γράψασα μέλλει σίπτεσθ(...) \| τάφω [1282] SINAI - Mone tes Hagias Aikaterines - gr. 50 [1282] (f. 263r) (2 verses) [18783] ἡ μὲν χεὶρ ἡ γράψασα σήπετ(αι) τάφω [12th-13th c.] SINAI - Mone tes Hagias Aikaterines - gr. 775 [12th-13th c.] (f. 166r) (2 verses) (1/2) [19729] Ἡ χεὶρ μὲν γράψασα τὴν βίβλον ταύτην [1315] SINAI - Mone tes Hagias Aikaterines - gr. 805 [1315] (f. 180r) (3 verses) [23107] Ἡ χεῖρ μέν ἡ γράψασα τὴν δέλτον ταύτην [04/05/1312] SOFIA - Centar I Dujcev D. gr. 25 [04/05/1312] (f. 246v) (3 verses) (1/2) [18522] ὁτὶ χεῖρ μ(ὲν) ἠ γράψασα σίπεται τάφω [19/08/1276] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Barb. gr. 455 [19/08/1276] (f. 145r) (2 verses) (1/2) [21512] εἰ μὲν χεὶρ ἡ γράψασα σύπτεται τάφῳ [05/11/1442] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Palat. gr. 159 [05/11/1442] (f. 188r) (2 verses) (2/2) [21513] εἰ μὲν χυρὶ γράψασα, σίπεται τάφω [1449] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Palat. gr. 256 [1449] (f. 389v) (2 verses) (2/2) [17682] ἡ χεὶρ μὲν ἡ γράψασα σίψε\|ται τάφω [01/05/1476] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Palat. gr. 265 [01/05/1476] (f. 134v) (2 verses) (1/2) [21503] ἡ μὲν χεὶρ ἡ γράψασα σήπετ(αι) τάφω [1415] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 52 [1415] (f. 212v) (2 verses) (2/2) [17714] ἡ μὲν χεὶρ ἡ γράφουσα σήπεται τάφω [14th-15th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 67 [14th-15th c.] (f. 256r) (2 verses) (2/2) [21504] ἠ μ(ὲν) χεὶρ ἠ γράψασα \| σήπετε τάφω [14th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 572 [14th-15th c.] (f. 18r) (2 verses) (2/2) [17840] ἡ μὲν χεὶρ ἡ γράψασα, σήπετ(αι) τάφω [1362] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 918 [1362] (f. 158r) (2 verses) (2/2) [17841] χεὶρ μ(ὲν) ἡ γράψασα, σίπεται τάφῳ [1340] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 920 [1340] (f. 221v) (2 verses) (1/2) [17885] χεὶρ μὲν ἡ γράψασα σήπεται τάφω [24/10/1118] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 1646 [24/10/1118] (f. 278v) (2 verses) (2/2) [17859] ἄναρχε θεὲ· τῶ τρησώλβιων βήος [09/09/1173] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 1853 [09/09/1173] (f. 124r) (10 verses) (2/2) [17864] ἡ χεῖρ μ(ὲν) ἡ γράψασα σέσι\|πται τάφω [01/12/1292] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 1877 [01/12/1292] (f. 177v) (2 verses) (2/2) [21506] χείρ μεν η γραψασα σιπεται ταφ(...) [20/03/1055] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 2082 [20/03/1055] (f. 167r) (1 verse) (1/2) [21535] Ἡ μὲν χεὶρ ἡ γράψασα σήπεται τύμβῳ [1443] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 274 (coll. 625) [1443] (f. 205r) (2 verses) (2/2) [21536] Ἡ μὲν χεὶρ ἡ γράψασα κόνις φανήσεται, [10/07/1394] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. app. X 5 [10/07/1394] (f. 124v) (3 verses) (1/2) [36572] ἡ χεὶρ μὲν γράψασα τὴν δέλτον ταύτην [10/08/1319] VIENNA - Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (ÖNB) - hist. gr. 61 [10/08/1319] (f. 117r) (3 verses) (1/2) [18598] ἡ χεὶρ μὲν ἡ γράψασα τὴν δέλτον ταύτην [10/08/1319] VIENNA - Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (ÖNB) - hist. gr. 63 [10/08/1319] (f. 134v) (3 verses) (1/2) display 65 more occurrences (68 in total) hide 65 occurrences (68 in total)
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