Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 24891
(formerly occ/8885)

	+ 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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I [985] (f. 191r) (3 verses) (2/4) [24965] αρξου χηρ αναγα [13th-15th c.] LONDON - Lambeth Palace Library 1182 [13th-15th c.] (p. 430) (1 verse) (1/4) [24969] ἂρξου χῆρ μου αγαθεῖ [15th c.] LONDON - Lambeth Palace Library 2794 [15th c.] (f. 367v) (4 verses) (3/4) [16923] ἄρξου χῆρ μου ἀγαθε [15th-16th c.] MOSCOW - Gosudarstvennyj Istoričeskij Musej (GIM) - Sinod. gr. 346 (Vlad. 24) [13th c.] (f. 5r) (4 verses) (3/4) [33012] άρξου χηρ μου αγαθε [15th-16th c.] MOSCOW - Gosudarstvennyj Istoričeskij Musej (GIM) - Sinod. gr. 346 (Vlad. 24) [13th c.] (f. 5r) (4 verses) (3/4) [28328] αρξου χήρ μου αγὰθή [16th c.] MOSCOW - Gosudarstvennyj Istoričeskij Musej (GIM) - Sinod. gr. 346 (Vlad. 24) [13th c.] (f. 82v) (3 verses) (3/4) [23966] ἄρξου χεὶρ μου ἀγαθὲι [12th c.] MOSCOW - Rossijskaja Gosudarstvennaja biblioteka (RGB) - Φ. 304 III (sobr. riznicy Troice-Sergievoj Lavry) 28 (gr. 11) [12th c.] (f. 231v -- (alt.) f. 239v) (2 verses) (2/4) [23496] [.]φαρξον χεὶ μου αγαθε [14th-15th c.] MUNICH - Bayerische Staatsbibliothek - gr. 644 [1301-1350] (f. 1r) (4 verses) (3/4) [34961] ἄρξου χιρὰν ἀγαθὴ [13th-14th c.] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 712 [1051-1100] (f. 208v) (2 verses) (2/4) [24171] <Ἄ>ρξον χείρ μου ἀγαθὴ [976-1500] PATMOS - Mone tou Hagiou Ioannou tou Theologou 39 [972] (f. 357v) (2 verses) (2/4) [23683] ἄρξου χῆρ μου ἀγαθεὶ [15th c.] ROME - Biblioteca del'Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei e Corsiniana 41.E.10 [1401-1450] (f. 241v) (4 verses) (3/4) [21751] αρξου χηρ μου \| αγαθε [15th c.] SAINT PETERSBURG - Rossijskaja Nacional'naja biblioteka (RNB) - Ф. № 906 (Gr.) Gr. 513 (Granstrem 478) [13th c.] (f. 194v) (4 verses) (3/4) [21743] αρξου χειρ μου αγαθη [9th-12th c.] SAINT PETERSBURG - Rossijskaja Nacional'naja biblioteka (RNB) - Ф. № 906 (Gr.) Gr. 666 (Granstrem 154) [8th-10th c.] (f. 2v) (3 verses) (2/4) [23154] ἄρξου χῆρ μοῦ ἀγαθῆ [12th-15th c.] SOFIA - Centar I Dujcev D. gr. 240 [12th c.] (f. 5v) (3 verses) (2/4) [23158] αρξου χηρ μου ἀγαθη [14th-15th c.] SOFIA - Centar I Dujcev D. gr. 280 [14th c.] (f. 39r) (5 verses) (3/4) [23159] ἄρξου χειρ μου ἀγαθὶ [1326-1500] SOFIA - Centar I Dujcev D. gr. 356 [1326-1375] (f. 215r) (2 verses) (2/4) [35083] ἄρξου χήρ μου ἀγαθῆ [11th-15th c.] SOFIA - Cărkovno-istoričeski i archiven institut 804 [951-1000] (f. 180r) (4 verses) (3/4) [34003] Ἄρξου, χείρ μου ἀγαθή [11th-12th c.] SOFIA - Narodna Biblioteka "Sv. sv. 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Pietro C 152 [15th c.] (f. 43v) (4 verses) (3/4) [25208] ἄρξον χήρ μου ἀγάθὴ [11th-15th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Reg. gr. 29 [10th c.] (f. 67v) (2 verses) (2/4) [28426] αρξου χείρ μου ἀγαθεῖ [14th-15th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 1569 [14th-15th c.] (f. 1v) (4 verses) (4/4) [31715] αρξου χείρ μου ἀγαθεῖ [14th-15th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 1569 [14th-15th c.] (f. 1v) (4 verses) (4/4) [24879] αρξου χείρ μου ἀγαθεῖ [14th-15th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 1569 [14th-15th c.] (f. 217r) (4 verses) (4/4) [26438] αρξου χεὶρ μου ἀγαθη [14th-15th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 1597 [14th c.] (f. 281r) (2 verses) (2/4) [22494] ἄρξου χεῖραν ἀγαθην [1376-1500] VIENNA - Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (ÖNB) - theol. gr. 116 [01/09/1390-31/08/1391] (f. 179r) (1 verse) (1/4) [30617] ἄρξου χήραν αγαθην [1376-1500] VIENNA - Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (ÖNB) - theol. gr. 116 [01/09/1390-31/08/1391] (f. 288v) (2 verses) (2/4) [22495] ἄρξου χήραν αγαθὴν [1376-1500] VIENNA - Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (ÖNB) - theol. gr. 116 [01/09/1390-31/08/1391] (f. 288v) (2 verses) (2/4) display 36 more occurrences (39 in total) hide 36 occurrences (39 in total)
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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