Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 26574
(formerly occ/10644)

Ἥκω σέ πάντ' ἄριστε πενθήσων ὅμως,
εἰ καὶ πρὸς αὐτὸν τὸν θ(εὸ)ν πάντων ἔβης∙
βλέπειν ἄδακρυς, οὐ σθένω γὰρ σὸν τάφον∙
ἡμᾶς δὲ αὐτοὺς καὶ πρὸ σοῦ φίλτατέ μοι∙
οὓς σαυτὸν εἷλες τὸ κράτιστον κτημάτων·
ἀλλὰ καὶ κοσμήσων σε ταῖς εὐφημίαις∙
ὅσον χρέους ἅψασθαι. ὡς οἷον τέ μοι·
τὸ γὰρ κατ' ἀξίαν σοι, οὐ βροτῶν νόος∙
οὐ γλῶσσαι πᾶσαι εἰ συνῆλθον εἰς ἅμα,
συνεισενεγκεῖν οἶμαι δύναιντ' ἂν ὅλως:-
Type(s) [7122] Ἥκω σέ, πάντ' ἄριστε, πενθήσων ὅμως (10 verses)
Text source DBBE (Inspection of a reproduction of the manuscript)
Text status Text completely known
Date 1401-1425
Manuscript PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - suppl. gr. 309 [1401-1425]
Place in Manuscript p. VI
Palaeographical information The epigram is written by another, contemporary hand in two columns, to be read horizontally.
The first letter is written in red ink.
Contextual information The epigram is written above a miniature of Manuel II Palaiologos. A second epigram can be found below this miniature. In the left-hand margin there is a sample text in prose of Manuel himself, that served as inspiration for the poet.
Metre(s) Dodecasyllable
Genre(s)
Subject(s)
Image source(s) https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8593567m/f10.item
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Number of verses 10
Related occurrence(s)
Acknowledgements
Creator(s)
Anne-Sophie Rouckhout
Transcriber(s)
Anne-Sophie Rouckhout
Contributor(s)
Anne-Sophie Rouckhout

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