Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 18939
(formerly occ/2348)

	Ἐπιγράμματα εἰς τὴν παροῦσαν βίβλον ἡρωικὰ, εἴτουν ἐξάμετρα τοῦ Βουλγαρίας Γρηγορίου

	Χρύσεα ταῦτ᾽ ἔπεα ξεῖν', ὃς ποθέεις ἀναγνῶναι
	Γρηγορίοιο τάδ' ἴσθι περίφρονος, ὀυρανοφόιτου,
	Ὃν λάχος ἐυσεβέων τοι, θειολόγον καλέουσιν.
	Ἤν δὲ καὶ οὐρανίην ποθέῃς βιοτὴν, τάδε δείξει.

Type(s)	[3130] Χρύσεα ταῦτ᾽ ἔπεα ξεῖν' ὃς ποθέεις ἀναγνῶναι (4 verses)
Text source	S. Cyrillus, 1826, Codices graeci mss Regiae Bibliothecae Borbonicae (vol. 1), Napels: 67
Text status	Text completely known
Date	1376-1400
Manuscript	NAPLES - Biblioteca Nazionale - gr. II A 24 [1376-1400]
Place in Manuscript	f. Ιv
Contextual information	This epigram is followed by a second poem, written by the same poet, Gregorios of Bulgaria: inc. 'Εἴ τινά που, φιλόμυθε, καλεύμενα χρύσε' ἀκούεις'.
Metre(s)	Dactylic hexameter
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Subject(s)	Gregorios of Nazianzos < Cappadocia (329 - 25/01/390) - PBW: Gregorios/128/
Comment	Mioni (1992: 68) gives only the first words.
Bibliography	Primary E. Mioni, 1992, Catalogus codicum Graecorum Bibliothecae Nationalis Neapolitanae (vol. 1.1), Rome: 68 G. Pierleoni, 1962, Catalogus codicum Graecorum Bibliothecae Nationalis Neapolitanae (vol. 1), Roma: 83 J. Sajdak, 1914, Historia critica scholiastarum et commentatorum Gregorii Nazianzeni, Krakau: 266
Number of verses	4
Acknowledgements	Creator(s) Delphine Nachtergaele Contributor(s) Maria Tomadaki, Rachele Ricceri, Renaat Meesters, Raf Praet The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
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