Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 17015
(formerly occ/130)

	ἡ μὲν χεὶρ ἡ γράψασα, σήπετε τάφω·
	τὸ δὲ γράμμα μένη \| εἰς χρόνους πληρεστάτους :-

Type(s)	[1974] Ἡ μὲν χεὶρ ἡ γράψασα σήπεται τάφῳ (2 verses)
Text source	DBBE (Inspection of a reproduction of the manuscript)
Text status	Text completely known
Date	23/02/1089
Manuscript	ATHENS - Ethnike Bibliotheke tes Hellados 180 [23/02/1089]
Place in Manuscript	f. 393r
Person(s)	Scribe Andreas (11th c.) - VGH: 28.K (kalligraphos, notarios)
Contextual information	The epigram, of which the second verse is metrically faulty, is followed by a non-metrical colophon, which mentions the date, and the names of the scribe and the sponsor.
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Genre(s)	Scribe-related epigram
Image source(s)	https://manuscripts.csntm.org/manuscript/View/GA_Lect_402 https://digitalcollections.nlg.gr/nlg-repo/dl/el/browse/6467
Bibliography	Primary 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: 361 V. Kremmydas, T. Sklavenites, K. Staikos, 1999, Θησαυροί της Εθνικής Βιβλιοθήκης: κατάλογος έκθεσης, Αθήνα: 18 A. Marava-Chatzinikolaou, C. Toufexi-Paschou, 1978, Catalogue of the Illuminated Byzantine Manuscripts of the National Library of Greece. Manuscripts of the New Testament Texts 10th-12th Century (vol. 1), Athens: 125, 126 (image: plate sine numero) I. Sakkelion, A. Sakkelion, 1892, Κατάλογος τῶν χειρογράφων τῆς Ἐθνικῆς Βιβλιοθήκης τῆς Ἑλλάδος, Athens: 35 F. Valerio 2022, A Short History of the Greek Colophon from the Beginnings to Modern Times, Comparative Oriental Manuscript Studies Bulletin, 8(1), 19-72: 59-60 Secondary 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: 698, 737
Number of verses	2
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B. p. 518) (2 verses) (1/2) [24024] Ἡ μὲν χεὶρ ἡ γράφουσα, σήπετ(αι) \|τάφω [13th-14th c.] ATHOS - Mone Dionysiou 271 [13th-14th c.] (f. 321v) (2 verses) (1/2) [25306] ἡ χεὶρ μ(ὲν) ἡ γράψασα σήπεται τάφω [1320] ATHOS - Mone Megistes Lauras Β 89 (Eustratiades 209) [1320] (f. 257r) (2 verses) (1/2) [31118] ἡ χεὶρ μὲν ἡ γράψα\|σα‧ σίπεται τά\|φω [1181] ATHOS - Mone Xenophontos 1 [1181] (f. 102v) (2 verses) (1/2) [18425] χεὶρ μὲν ἡ γράψασα, σήπτεται τάφω [1329] ATHOS - Mone Xeropotamou 221 [1329] (f. 201v) (2 verses) (1/2) [21479] ἡ χεὶρ μὲν ἡ γράψασα σίψεται τάφῳ: [1428] ISTANBUL - Patriarchike Bibliotheke - Theologikê Scholê 87 [1428] ((gen.) at the end of the colophon) (2 verses) (1/2) [20673] Θείου νοητοῦ ἄνθρακας πυρὸς φέρω [1405] JERUSALEM - Patriarchike Bibliotheke - Hagiou Saba 229 [1405] (f. 421v-422r) (29 verses) (1/2) [24681] ἡ χεῖρ ἡ γράψασα σήπεται τάφω [March 1111] LONDON - British Library - Add. 28816 [01/03/1111-31/03/1111] (f. 149v) (1 verse) (1/2) [21483] χειρ μ(εν) ἡ γράψασ(α) σέπεται τάφω [1408] METEORA - Mone Metamorphoseos 84 [1408] (f. 113r) (4 verses) (1/2) [16999] Η χεῖρ μὲν ἡ γράψασα. \| σήπετε τάφωι [1022] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana B 56 sup. [1022] (f. 187r) (2 verses) (1/2) [21067] (...) μὲν γραφή μένη εἰς τὸν αἰῶ(να) [13th c.] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana H 2 sup. [13th c.] (f. 283v) (2 verses) (1/2) [19626] Ἡ μὲν χεὶρ ἡ γράψασα. σήπεται τάφῳ [15th c.] MODENA - Biblioteca Estense Universitaria α. S. 8. 11 (Puntoni 172; olim II F 7) [15th c.] (f. 194v) (2 verses) (1/2) [21486] ἡ χεὶρ μὲν ἡ γρἀψασα σίπεται τά\|φω [1126] MOSCOW - Gosudarstvennyj Istoričeskij Musej (GIM) - Sinod. gr. 406 (Vlad. 401) [1126] (f. 178r) (3 verses) (1/2) [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) (1/2) [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) (1/2) [18911] ἡ χεὶρ μὲν ἡ γράψασα σίπεται τάφω [14th c.] NAPLES - Biblioteca Nazionale - gr. II A 2 [14th c.] (f. 170r) (2 verses) (1/2) [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. T. 3.6 [07/04/1285] (f. 202r) (1 verse) (1/2) [19565] ἡ χείρ μὲν \| ἡ γράψασα· σίπεται \| τάφω [1253] OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Clarke 8 [1253] (f. 196r) (2 verses) (1/2) [18860] χεῖρα μὲν ἡ γράψασα σύπεται τάφῳ [14th c.] PAPHOS - Mone Kukkou 49 (Kyrris) [14th c.] (f. 195v) (2 verses) (1/2) [18728] ἡ μὲν χεὶρ ἡ γράψασα σύπεται τάφω [1167] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 83 [1167] (f. 298v) (2 verses) (1/2) [21563] ἡ μὲν χεὶρ ἡ γράψασα, σήπεται τάφω [1432] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 96 [1432] (f. 264v) (2 verses) (1/2) [22101] Ἡ μὲν χεὶρ ἡ γράψασα, \| (...) τάφω [1319] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 358 [1319] (p. 493) (2 verses) (1/2) [17080] ἠ χεὶρ μὲν ἠ γράψασα σύπετε τάφω [1021] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 375 [1021] (f. 193r) (2 verses) (1/2) [21492] Εἰ μὲν χεῖρ ἡ γρά(φ)ουσα σύμπτετ(αι) τάφω [1315] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 770 [1315] (f. 268r) (2 verses) (2/2) [21493] ἡ μὲν χεὶρ ἡ γράφουσα σήπεται τάφω [1325] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 1040 [1325] (f. 205v) (2 verses) (1/2) [21495] Εἰ μὲν χειρ ι γράψασα σύπεται τάφῳ [15th c.] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 1684 [15th c.] (f. 139v) (2 verses) (1/2) [21496] εἰ μὲν χειρ ἡ γραψασα, συπεται τάφω [15th c.] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 1699 [15th c.] (f. 185v) (2 verses) (1/2) [18235] ἡ μὲν χεὶρ ἡ γράψασα, σέσημπται τάφῳ, [13th c.] PATMOS - Mone tou Hagiou Ioannou tou Theologou 13 [13th c.] ((gen.) auf der Spiegelkaschierung (Papier) des hinteren Deckels (Atsalos 1991: 748)) (2 verses) (1/2) [21481] Ἔγραψε ταυτ(α) χεῖρ \| μιχαῆλ (μον)αχ(οῦ) [1020] SAINT PETERSBURG - Rossijskaja Nacional'naja biblioteka (RNB) - Ф. № 906 (Gr.) Gr. 71 (Granstrem 195) [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) [18522] ὁτὶ χεῖρ μεν 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) (1/2) [21513] εἰ μὲν χυρὶ γράψασα, σίπεται τάφω [1449] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Palat. gr. 256 [1449] (f. 389v) (2 verses) (1/2) [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) (1/2) [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) (1/2) [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) (1/2) [17840] ἡ μὲν χεὶρ ἡ γράψασα, σήπετ(αι) τάφω [1362] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 918 [1362] (f. 158r) (2 verses) (1/2) [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) (1/2) [16995] Ὅτι χεὶρ ἡ γρά\|ψασα σίπεται τάφω [January 1037] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 1650 [01/01/1037-31/01/1037] (f. 186r) (2 verses) (1/2) [17859] ἄναρχε θεὲ· τῶ τρησώλβιων βήος [1173] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 1853 [1173] (f. 124r) (10 verses) (1/2) [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) (1/2) [21506] χείρ μεν η γραψασα σιπεται ταφω [1056] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 2082 [1056] (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) (1/2) [21536] Ἡ μὲν χεὶρ ἡ γράψασα κόνις φανήσεται, [1394] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. app. X 5 [1394] (f. 124v) (3 verses) display 60 more occurrences (63 in total) hide 60 occurrences (63 in total)
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