Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 24721
(formerly occ/8701)

	γήθει μὲν λιμένα πλωτὴρ πολυβενθέα μάρπτων
	γήθει δ᾿αὖτε γραφεὺς στίχον ὕστατον ἐκτολυπεύων

Type(s)	[2262] Γήθει μὲν λιμένα πλωτὴρ πολυβενθέα μάρπτων (2 verses)
Text source	P. Schreiner, 1988, Codices Vaticani Graeci. Codices 867-932 (vol. 4), Vatican City: 102
Text status	Text completely known
Date	1421
Manuscript	VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 906 [1421]
Place in Manuscript	f. 278r
Person(s)	Scribe George Chrysokokkes (15th c.) - RGK: II.95, III.127 - VGH: 86.G - PLP: XII.31141 (diakonos)
Contextual information	The epigram is followed by a colophon in prose, including the date of the manuscript.
Metre(s)	Dactylic hexameter
Genre(s)	Scribe-related epigram
Bibliography	Primary A. McCollum 2015, The Rejoicing Sailor and the Rotting Hand: Two Formulas in Syriac and Arabic Colophons, Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies, 18, 67-93: 77 K. Treu 1977, Der Schreiber am Ziel, in K. Treu (ed.), Studia Codicologica, Berlin, 473-492: 484
Number of verses	2
Related occurrence(s)	[20762] Γήθει μὲν λιμένα πλωτὴρ πολυβενθέα μάρπτων [15th c.] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana Q 88 sup. [15th c.] (f. 276r) (2 verses) (2/2) [19906] γήθει μὲν λιμένα πλωτὴρ πολυβένθεα μάρπτων [1289] OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Laud. gr. 40 [1289] (f. 207v) (2 verses) (2/2) [17694] Γήθει μὲν λιμένα πλωτὴρ πολυβενθέα μάρπτων [1335-1336] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Palat. gr. 7 [1335-1336] (f. 197v) (2 verses) (2/2) [22352] γήθει μὲν λιμένα πλωτὴρ πολυβενθέα μάρπτων [13th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 613 (coll. 868) [13th c.] (f. 295r) (2 verses) (2/2)
Acknowledgements	Creator(s) Sien De Groot Contributor(s) Rachele Ricceri The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
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