Occurrence 26800
(formerly occ/10872)
| Type(s) | [7340] Φονεὺς Λάμεχ πέφυκε καὶ μετὰ νόμον (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. 47r |
| Palaeographical information | Written in red ink. |
| Contextual information | The epigram accompanies a miniature of Lamech killing Cain and Tubalcain and adressing his two wives, located below Genesis 5:8. |
| Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
| Genre(s) | Image-related epigram |
| Comment | The killing of Cain and Tubalcain by Lamech is not taken from the Septuagint, but is probably based on a non-canonical tradition (cf. Weitzmann - Bernabò (1999: 46)). |
| Image source(s) | https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Vat.gr.746.pt.1/0057 |
| Bibliography | |
| Number of verses | 2 |
| Related occurrence(s) |
[26801] φονεὺς λάμεχ πεφυκε | καὶ μετὰ νόμον
[12th c.]
ISTANBUL - Topkapi Sarayi Müzesi Kütüphanesi - Gayri İslami Eserler (G. İ.) 8 [12th c.] (f. 52r) (2 verses) (2/2) |
| Acknowledgements |
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Last modified: 2020-04-30.
