Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 17364
(formerly occ/557)

	ἐπίγραμμα εἰς τὸ ψαλτήριον·

	Ἡ μουσι(κὴ) μὲν ὀρφέως λύρα· \|
	ἕλληνες ἣν ἔφησαν οἱ μυθογράφοι·
	ἅπαντα τοῖς κρούμα\|σιν ἕλκειν ἀθρόως·
	καὶ θαῦμα ταύτην μεἶζον εἶναι θαυμάτων, \|
	τοιοῦτον οὐδὲν ἐτραγώδει μέλος,
	οἵους ὁ Δα(υὶ)δ ἐξετράνωσε λόγους: \|
	πᾶσαν γὰρ ἐξαίρουσι μοῦσαν ὀργάνων·
	σύμφωνον ἐξάδουσ(αν) ὠδ(ὴν) \| ᾀσμάτων˙
	παρῆκεν ὀρφεὺς καὶ σεσίγηκεν λύρα: \|
	θήγει γὰρ οὔτε δένδρα καὶ ζῶα πλάνη· \|
	δαυὶδ δὲ νῦν πάρεστι καὶ λαλεῖ ξένα: \|
	καὶ τῆ θεοφθόγγω τε μέλπει κιννύρα: \|
	ἠχεῖ τὰ θεῖα καὶ κροτεῖ παρρησία:· \|
	ἐν γῆ μελωδεῖ καὶ συνᾴδει τοῖς ἄνω:· \|
	καὶ κύκλα παμπόνηρα δαιμόνων τρέπει:· \|
	παύει δὲ τῆ σύριγγι τῆς εὐρυθμίας:· \|
	ὡς οἷα δυσκάθεκτα δεινὰ θηρία:· \|
	ὁρμὰς παθῶν τε καὶ λογισμοὺς ἀστάτων:· \|
	ἔλκει βροτοὺς γε καὶ πρὸς ὕμνους προτρέπει: \|
	Καὶ συγχορεύειν ἀγγέλοις ἐπιτρέπει:· \|
	Καὶ γὰρ σοφίζη καὶ πλατύνει καρδίαν, \|
	Καὶ νοῦν καθαίρει καὶ μεταίρει τῶν κάτω· \|
	Καὶ ζεῖ τὸ πνεῦμα καὶ καταυγάζει φρένας· \|
	Καὶ χειραγωγεῖ πρὸς τρίβους σωτηρίας:– \|

Type(s)	[3932] Ἡ μουσικὴ μὲν Ὀρφέως πάλαι λύρα (24 verses)
Text source	DBBE (Inspection of a reproduction of the manuscript)
Text status	Text completely known
Date	1087
Manuscript	VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 342 [1087-1088]
Place in Manuscript	f. 281v-282r
Person(s)	Scribe Michael (11th c.) - RGK: I.289, III.472 (alitros, monachos)
Palaeographical information	The epigram follows the preceding text without any indication that a new text begins. From line 10 onwards the scribe correctly divides the verses of the poem, copying one verse per line.
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Subject(s)	David Music Orpheus Psalter
Image source(s)	https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Vat.gr.342/0578
Bibliography	Primary G. Parpulov, 2014, Toward a History of Byzantine Psalters, Plovdiv: 222-223 J. Pitra, 1884, Analecta sacra spicilegio Solesmensi parata (vol. 2), Paris, Tusculum, Venice: 441 Secondary S. Mercati 1970, Confessione di fede di Michele Categumeno del monastero fondato da Michele Attaliate, in S. Mercati (ed.), Collectanea Byzantina (vol. 1), Bari, 609-617: 612
Number of verses	24
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Acknowledgements	Transcriber(s) Maria Tomadaki Contributor(s) Rachele Ricceri, Anne-Sophie Rouckhout The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
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Last modified: 2020-11-06.

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	ἐπίγραμμα εἰς τὸ ψαλτήριον·

	Ἡ μουσι(κὴ) μὲν ὀρφέως λύρα· \|
	ἕλληνες ἣν ἔφησαν οἱ μυθογράφοι·
	ἅπαντα τοῖς κρούμα\|σιν ἕλκειν ἀθρόως·
	καὶ θαῦμα ταύτην μεἶζον εἶναι θαυμάτων, \|
	τοιοῦτον οὐδὲν ἐτραγώδει μέλος,
	οἵους ὁ Δα(υὶ)δ ἐξετράνωσε λόγους: \|
	πᾶσαν γὰρ ἐξαίρουσι μοῦσαν ὀργάνων·
	σύμφωνον ἐξάδουσ(αν) ὠδ(ὴν) \| ᾀσμάτων˙
	παρῆκεν ὀρφεὺς καὶ σεσίγηκεν λύρα: \|
	θήγει γὰρ οὔτε δένδρα καὶ ζῶα πλάνη· \|
	δαυὶδ δὲ νῦν πάρεστι καὶ λαλεῖ ξένα: \|
	καὶ τῆ θεοφθόγγω τε μέλπει κιννύρα: \|
	ἠχεῖ τὰ θεῖα καὶ κροτεῖ παρρησία:· \|
	ἐν γῆ μελωδεῖ καὶ συνᾴδει τοῖς ἄνω:· \|
	καὶ κύκλα παμπόνηρα δαιμόνων τρέπει:· \|
	παύει δὲ τῆ σύριγγι τῆς εὐρυθμίας:· \|
	ὡς οἷα δυσκάθεκτα δεινὰ θηρία:· \|
	ὁρμὰς παθῶν τε καὶ λογισμοὺς ἀστάτων:· \|
	ἔλκει βροτοὺς γε καὶ πρὸς ὕμνους προτρέπει: \|
	Καὶ συγχορεύειν ἀγγέλοις ἐπιτρέπει:· \|
	Καὶ γὰρ σοφίζη καὶ πλατύνει καρδίαν, \|
	Καὶ νοῦν καθαίρει καὶ μεταίρει τῶν κάτω· \|
	Καὶ ζεῖ τὸ πνεῦμα καὶ καταυγάζει φρένας· \|
	Καὶ χειραγωγεῖ πρὸς τρίβους σωτηρίας:– \|

Occurrence 17364 (formerly occ/557)

Occurrence 17364
(formerly occ/557)