Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 26578
(formerly occ/10648)

Τού κυρού Ματθαίου τού Χρυσοκεφάλου
 
Ηκω σέ πάντ' ἄριστε πενθήσων ὅμως∙
εἰ καὶ πρός αὐτόν τόν θ(εό)ν πάντων ἔβης.
βλέπειν ἄδακρυς. οὐ σθένω γὰρ σὸν τάφον∙
ἡμᾶς δὲ αὐτούς. (καί) πρὸ σοῦ φίλτατέ μοι∙
οὕς σαυτὸν εἷλες. τὸ κράτιστον κτημάτων∙
ἀλλὰ (καί) κοσμήσων σε ταῖς εὐφημίαις∙
ὁσον χρέους ἅψασθαι. ὡς οἷόν τέ μοι∙
τὸ γάρ κατ' ἀξίαν σοι, οὐ βροτῶν νόος,
οὐ γλῶσσαι πᾶσαι εἰ συνῆλθον εἰς ἅμα∙
συνεισενεγκεῖν οἶμαι δύναιντ' ἂν ὅλ(ως) :+
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 15th c.
Manuscript VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 632 [15th c.]
Place in Manuscript f. 355r
Contextual information The epigram is preceded by another poem, inc. 'Ηλυθον ἀνδρῶν φέρτατε, πενθήσων, θρηνήσων'. These epigrams are preceded by a sample text in prose of Manuel himself, that served as inspiration for the poet.
Metre(s) Dodecasyllable
Genre(s)
Subject(s)
Comment Title from Chrysostomides (1985: 71), as it is not readable in the online reproduction.
Image source(s) https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Vat.gr.632/0358
Bibliography

Secondary

J. Chrysostomides, 1985, Manuel II Palaeologus Funeral Oration on His Brother Theodore. Introduction, text and notes by J. Chrysostomides., Thessalonike: 41
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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