Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 26787
(formerly occ/10859)

	ἕρπειν τ(ὸν) \| ὄφιν ἱδρ\|οῦν τοὺς \| πρωτοπλά\|στους.
	ὁ \| δεσπότης \| εἴρηκεν \| ἐν ἐργα\|σίαις:∙

Type(s)	[7326] Ἕρπειν τὸν ὄφιν, ἱδροῦν τοὺς πρωτοπλάστους (2 verses)
Text source	DBBE (Inspection of a reproduction of the manuscript)
Text status	Text completely known
Date	1101-1150
Manuscript	VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 746 [1101-1150]
Place in Manuscript	f. 43r
Palaeographical information	Written in red ink.
Contextual information	The epigram accompanies a miniature of Adam, Eve and the serpent being cursed by God, located below Genesis 3:21.
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Genre(s)	Image-related epigram Text-related epigram
Subject(s)	Adam Eva
Image source(s)	https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Vat.gr.746.pt.1/0053
Bibliography	Primary A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 419-420 K. Weitzmann, M. Bernabò, R. Tarasconi, 1999, The Byzantine Octateuchs, Princeton: 38-39
Number of verses	2
Acknowledgements	Creator(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout Transcriber(s) 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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