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 1977-1978, 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 - Historiko Mouseio 667 [29/01/1495]
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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