Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 22074
(formerly occ/5941)

	Παύθητι χείρ μου τοῦ πονεῖν εἰς τὸ γράφειν,
	ἄρθητι χείρ μου πρὸς τὸ ὑψοῦν δεσπότην·
	ὡς δ᾽ ἑσπερινὰς θυσίας τούτῳ δίδου
	πληροτικῆς δὲ ὡς ἐν εὐχαριστείᾳ.
	Πολύστιχον γάρ, Χριστέ μου, τὸ βιβλίον
	Οὗπερ γραφεὺς πέφυκα κἂν φαυλογράφος,
	ἀλλ᾽ ἡ βίβλος μου τῶν βδελυρῶν πρακτέων
	μείζω τε τούτων καὶ πολυστιχοτέρα,
	γραφεῖσα μου, φεῦ τῆς πονηρογραφίας,
	κινούντων χέττας πρὸς κακὰς ἐργασίας
	αἷς ἀπαλύψαις ῥυπτικῶν με δακρύων
	ταῦτα προχέ<ω> δαψιλί μοι πλιμοίρα.
	Γράψαις δὲ σῶτερ εἰς τὸ σὸν βιβλίον,
	κλήσεις ὅπου σὺ τῶν σεσωσμένων γράφεις.

Type(s)	[5261] Παύθητι χείρ μου τοῦ πονεῖν εἰς τὸ γράφειν (14 verses)
Text source	T. Detorakis 1977, Περιγραφικὸς κατάλογος τῶν χειρογράφων τῶν βιβλιοθηκῶν τῆς πόλεως Ἡρακλείου Κρήτης, Ἐπετηρὶς Ἑταιρείας Βυζαντινῶν Σπουδῶν (EEBS), 43, 188-229: 196
Text status	Text completely known
Date	1495
Manuscript	HERAKLION - Archaiologiko Mouseio 4 [1495]
Place in Manuscript	f. 310r
Person(s)	Scribe Georgios Gallanos (15th c.) (thytes)
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Genre(s)	Scribe-related epigram
Subject(s)	Jesus Christ (10 BC-1 BC - 30-33)
Number of verses	14
Related occurrence(s)	[30657] πεπᾶσω χείρ μου τοῦ πονεῖν ἐν τῶ γράφειν [12th-13th c.] ROME - Biblioteca Casanatense 165 [12th-13th c.] (f. 80v) (2 verses) (1/14)
Acknowledgements	Creator(s) Maria Tomadaki Contributor(s) Maria Tomadaki The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
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