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Occurrence 24891
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	+ ἄρξου χείρ μου ἀγαθή·
	γράφε γράματα καλὰ·
	μι δαρρεῖς καὶ \| λοιποιθης·
	(καὶ) εἰς τὸν φόρον ἐντραπης·

Type(s)	[5030] Ἄρξου χείρ μου ἀγαθὴ (4 verses)
Text source	DBBE (Autopsy of the manuscript)
Text status	Text completely known
Date	15th c.
Manuscript	VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 1717 [15th c.]
Place in Manuscript	f. 133v
Metre(s)	Heptasyllable
Genre(s)	Scribe-related epigram
Comment	It functions as a 'probatio calami', written several times on the last verso of the manuscript by the principal scribe. In one of the versions there is also a last metrically faulty verse: 'καὶ μεταμελιθεὶς πολλα'.
Bibliography	Primary C. Giannelli, 1961, Codices Vaticani Graeci. Codices 1684-1744 (vol. 6), Vatican City: 88
Number of verses	4
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Acknowledgements	Creator(s) Rachele Ricceri Transcriber(s) Nina Sietis Contributor(s) Nina Sietis, Rachele Ricceri, Ilse De Vos, Anne-Sophie Rouckhout The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
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