Occurrence 17829
(formerly occ/1097)

+ἰδοὺ ὑδρία, ἐκ θαλάσσ(ης) ἐξῆλθ(ε):·
καὶ λύχνος μικρὸς, | (ὡς) ἐκ πυρὸς αβύσσ(ων):·
καὶ λόφνης ἦψ(εν) ὁ σοφὸς ῥα|γολόγος:·
ἔργον τεχνήτου, ἐν ἀτόμω τὴν κτίσιν:· |
ἀγροίκου πάχος, τῆς δρυὸς ἐν λύματι++
Type(s) [2377] ἰδοὺ ὑδρία ἐκ θαλάσσης ἐξῆλθε (5 verses)
Text source DBBE
Text status Text completely known
Date 1276-1300
Manuscript VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 872 [1276-1300]
Place in Manuscript f. 1v
Contextual information The epigram is preceded by two metrical compositions by Iohannes Damascenus, 'Εὐεπίης μελέεσσιν έφύμνια ταῦτα λίγαίνει' (hymnum de Christi Nativitate) and 'Σήμερον άχράντοιο βαλὼν θεοφθεγγεῖ πυρσῶ' (iambi de Epiphania).
Metre(s) Dodecasyllable
Comment Schreiner (1988: 14) gives only the incipit and the desinit.
Image source(s) https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Vat.gr.872/0004
Bibliography
Number of verses 5
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