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Occurrence 19051
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Ἀβράμοιο παίς γράφεν τήνδε βίβλον ἑῆ χειρί·
Ἥ τέρμα εἴληφεν αἰῶνος ἐφ᾽ ἑβδομάτοιο·
Ἀρίθμοῖο δέοντος ἐτῶν δέκα (καὶ) ἑκατῶν γε,
Λῆξιν λαβεῖν μερόπων ἅπαν φύλον ὂν ἐπὶ γαίης·
Ἥ πυκνὰς ἀμφιδρόμ(ους) ἕλικ(ας) μαστεύουσα πλανήτων,
Μυθέεται μερόπε(σσιν)· ἀψευδῆ ἔπεα πάντα,
Ἠδὲ καλά τε φαῦλ᾽ ὅσα τοῖσδε πρόκειται πρὸς θεοῖο,
Ἀθανάτοιο ἑζομ(έν)ου εὐρὺν ἐς οὐ(ρα)νὸν αἰεί·
Ἧς ἔπεα μελιηδέα, χρυσοῖο πολλοῦ κρείττω·
Ὧν τε διὰ μερόπων ποθέοντες κλεινοὶ δείκνυνται:- +
Type(s) [3221] Ἀβράμοιο παῖς γράφεν τήνδε βίβλον ἑῇ χειρὶ (10 verses)
Text source DBBE
Text status Text completely known
Date 1382
Manuscript FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 28, Cod. 16 [1382]
Place in Manuscript f. 2v
Person(s)
Scribe
Ioannes Abramios (14th c.) - VGH: 167.B
Palaeographical information Initials in red ink.
Contextual information This epigram is to be found just after the index.
Metre(s) Dactylic hexameter
Genre(s) Scribe-related epigram
Image source(s) http://teca.bmlonline.it/ImageViewer/servlet/ImageViewer?idr=TECA0000620224&keyworks=plut.28.16#page/14/mode/1up
Bibliography

Primary
Number of verses 10
Related occurrence(s)
Acknowledgements
Creator(s)
Delphine Nachtergaele
Contributor(s)
Rachele Ricceri, Lotte van Olmen, Floris Bernard

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