Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 26579
(formerly occ/10649)

Ηλυθον ἀνδρῶν φέρτατε, πενθήσων, θρηνήσων·
καὶ σέ μ(έν). εἰ καὶ πὰρ μέγαν ὤχου περ θ(εὸ)ν ἤδη·
οὔτοι γάρ μ' ἐάα φύσις εἰσορόωντα τεόν τάφον,
μὴ κατὰδάκρυχέειν· πρό γε μην σέο, ἡμέ(ας) αὐτ(ούς).
οὓς δὴ σαυτὸν άφείλεο· ὄσσε φόος, ψυχήν τε.
τῶν θ' ὧν εἴχομ(εν) αὖ πάντ(ων) τὸ κάλιστον ἐόντα.
αὐτὰρ. ἐπεὶ μην ὄφλω, καί μοι νόος μενεαίνει,
κοσμεῖν. ἠδ' ὑμνεῖν σε λόγοισί τε ἠδ' ἐπέεσσι,
τίσω δὴ (καὶ) τόδ' ὅσον μοι σθένος. οὐχ ὅσσον δέον·
εἰ γὰρ καὶ μερόπων γε πρόπας νόος. ἠδὲ (καὶ) πᾶσαι
γλῶσσ' ἐπὶ τῶδε ἄγερθεν ἀολλέες, οὐκ ἄν γε σχεῖν.
οὐδ' οὕτω σε ὄχ' ἄριστε ὀίομαι ἄξια τῖσαι·
Type(s) [7124] Ἤλυθον, ἀνδρῶν φέρτατε, πενθήσων, θρηνήσων (12 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. 354v
Contextual information The epigram is followed by another poem, inc. 'Ηκω σέ πάντ' ἄριστε πενθήσων ὅμως'. These epigrams are preceded by a sample text in prose of Manuel himself, that served as inspiration for the poet.
Metre(s) Dactylic hexameter
Genre(s)
Subject(s)
Comment Title from Chrysostomides (1985: 72), 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 12
Related occurrence(s)
Acknowledgements
Creator(s)
Anne-Sophie Rouckhout
Transcriber(s)
Anne-Sophie Rouckhout
Contributor(s)
Anne-Sophie Rouckhout

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