Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 18658
(formerly occ/2033)

	Οἱ ἀναγινώσκοντες τῷ γεγραφότι
	νείματε συγχώρησιν ὡς ἔθος πάντες
	σὺ δὲ μάλιστα ὁ κεκτημένος θύτης
	τὸν οὐράνιον μοναστῶν δὲ πυκτίδα
	εὔχου τῷ Θεῷ λύσιν δεινῶν εὑρεῖν με
	τὸν ἀνεπιτήδειον γραφέα πάτερ
	καὶ ἀνεπιστήμονα ἐν μονοτρόποις
	αἴσχιστον Ἰωακεὶμ ὅν θεὸς οἶδε·
	τὸ γὰρ σοι ποθούμενον ἤνυσται κτῆμα
	Κλίμαξ νοητὴ τῶν ψυχῶν τῆς ἀνόδου
	ἧς ὕπερ θεὸς κάθηται ὠδὴ σθένος
	ἕλκειν ἀπὸ γῆς ἀλλὰ τοὺς βουλομένους·
	σπούδαζε λοιπὸν καὶ αὐτὸς ἀναβῆναι
	εἰμὴ παρέργως ταύτην ἐθέλεις ἔχειν·
	οὐδὲν γὰρ ὀνίνησι τὸν ῥαθυμοῦντα
	εἰ καὶ Θεοῦ πέφυκε καὶ Κλίμαξ ξένη·

Type(s)	[2946] Οἱ ἀναγινώσκοντες τῷ γεγραφότι (16 verses)
Text source	F. Euangelatou-Notara, 2000, Χορηγοί-κτήτορες-δωρητές σε σημειώματα κωδίκων. Παλαιολόγειοι χρόνοι, Athens: 249
Text status	Text completely known
Date	03/06/1385
Manuscript	ATHOS - Mone Megistes Lauras Ω 53 (Eustratiades 1863) [03/06/1385]
Place in Manuscript	f. 359r
Person(s)	Scribe Ioakeim (14th c.) - VGH: 166.A - PLP: IV.8357 (monachos)
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Genre(s)	Scribe-related epigram
Subject(s)	John Klimax (6th c. - 7th c.) - PMBZ: 13914: "Personenkennziffer: 2791"
Comment	The poem is followed by a short colophon in prose mentioning the date of the ms.
Bibliography	Primary S. Eustratiades, S. Lauriotes, 1925, Catalogue of the Greek Manuscripts in the Library of the Laura on Mount Athos, Cambridge: 336 R. Meesters 2025, Picturing a Ladder. A Critical Edition of Hierotheos the Monk’s Metrical Preface to Klimax, of a Metrical Summary of the 'Ladder' and of a Kontakion on Klimax, in P. Van Deun, M. Venetskov (eds.), The Ladder of Divine Ascent by John of Sinai (Climacus). New Perspectives, Leuven / Paris / Bristol, 87-113: 111
Number of verses	16
Acknowledgements	Creator(s) Delphine Nachtergaele 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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