Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 17877
(formerly occ/1149)

	ὁ τετραμόρ\|φοις χερουβ(ὶμ) \| ἐφεδρεύω(ν)
	τετράμορφο(ν) \| δέδωκε τὴν \| νέαν χάριν· \|
	τὸν ματθαῖον \| μὲν αν(θρωπ)ου θε\|ωρίαν·
	τὸν \| μάρκον δὲ λέ\|οντος πάλιν εἰ\|δέαν·
	τὸν δ᾽ αὖ\|θις λουκᾶν ὁ\|μοιότιτα μόσ\|χου·
	ἁἐτοῦ \| δίκην τον υ(ιο)ν \| ζεβἐδαίου· \|
	παράσχου κα\|μοὶ τὸν τούτοις \| προσφυγότα· \|
	ἰγνάτιον οἴκτιστο(ν) \| πταισμάτ(ων) λύσιν.

Type(s)	[2408] Ὁ τετραμόρφοις Χερουβὶμ ἐφεδρεύων (8 verses)
Text source	DBBE
Text status	Text completely known
Date	951-1000
Manuscript	VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 1522 [951-1000]
Place in Manuscript	f. 197r
Person(s)	Patron Ignatios (1050-1100) - RGK: III.246
Palaeographical information	Nelson (1980: 28): 'The text is written in gold letters and is framed by two arches, probably in imitation of the format of Eusebian canon tables or the letters to Carpianus'. Written in two columns.
Contextual information	The epigram is written at the end of the manuscript.
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram Scribe-related epigram
Subject(s)	Four Evangelists Ignatios (1050-1100) - RGK: III.246 John (evangelist, saint) (1st c.) Luke (evangelist, saint) (1st c.) Mark (evangelist, saint) (1st c.) Matthew (evangelist, saint) (1st c.)
Image source(s)	https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Vat.gr.1522
Bibliography	Primary F. D'Aiuto, A. Sirinian 1999, Un carme bizantino in onore degli evangelisti e la sua versione armena nel Vat. Gr. 1445, Rivista di Studi Bizantini e Neoellenici (RSBN), 36, 121-169: 147-148 C. Giannelli, 1950, Codices Vaticani Graeci. Codices 1485-1683 (vol. 5), Vatican City: 69 R. Nelson, 1980, The Iconography of Preface and Miniature in the Byzantine Gospel Book, New York: 28, 48 A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 453-454 Secondary M. Lauxtermann, 2003, Byzantine Poetry from Pisides to Geometres (vol. 1), Vienna: 347
Number of verses	8
Acknowledgements	Creator(s) Delphine Nachtergaele Transcriber(s) Rachele Ricceri Contributor(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout, Rachele Ricceri The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
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