Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 19741
(formerly occ/3290)

⁘ στίχοι ἡρωικοί ⁘
 
Ἑρμείης ὅδ΄ ἔληξε διάκτορο(ς) άφθονίοιο,
γῆρυν θεσπιέπει(αν) ἐπίδμονα ῥητροσυνά(ων),
προφρονέως ἐρέων ναετῆρος ἀντιοχεί(ης) :
τζέτζ(ης) ἣν τολύπευσ(εν), ἀριστοπόνοισ(ιν) ἀέθλοις:
ὄλβια δῶρα λαβὼν οὐ, τηϋσίοις καμάτοισ(ιν):
ὄλβια δῶρα λαβ(ὼν), (καὶ) ἑταίρ(ους) ἀμφαγαπάζ(ων) ⁘
Type(s) [3808] Ἑρμείης ὅδ΄ ἔληξε διάκτορος Ἀφθονΐοιο (6 verses)
Text source DBBE (Inspection of a reproduction of the manuscript)
Text status Text completely known
Date 1151-1200
Manuscript LEIDEN - Bibliotheek der Rijksuniversiteit - Voss. gr. Q° 1 [1151-1200]
Place in Manuscript f. 30r
Palaeographical information The title and the initial letter are written in red ink.
Written in two columns, to be read horizontally.
Contextual information The poem is written at the end of the commentary on Aphthonios.
It is followed by the following note: "Στί(χοι) σοδ καὶ ὁμοῦ ἡ τῆς ἐξηγέσ(εως) τῶν προγ(υμνασμά)τ(ων) στιχ(ομητρία) δψλθ καὶ ἡρωικοὶ ς καὶ ἕτεροι διαλαθόντες ὡς κε".
Metre(s) Dactylic hexameter
Genre(s)
Subject(s)
Bibliography

Primary

Secondary

A. Pizzone 2024, ‘Receiving Rich Gifts’. Negotiating Power in the Metrical Paratexts of the Vossianus Gr. Q1, in B. van den Berg, N. Zagklas (eds.), Poetry in Byzantine Literature and Society (1081-1204). New Texts, New Approaches, Cambridge, 225-255: 225
Number of verses 6
Acknowledgements
Creator(s)
Raf Praet
Transcriber(s)
Anne-Sophie Rouckhout
Contributor(s)
Maria Tomadaki, Rachele Ricceri, Anne-Sophie Rouckhout

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