Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 26812
(formerly occ/10884)

σφαγεῖς γί|γαντες τ(ῶν) | κακῶν | ἐφευρέτ(αι):

Type(s)	[7347] Φονεῖς γίγαντες τῶν κακῶν ἐφευρεταί (1 verse)
Text source	DBBE (Inspection of a reproduction of the manuscript)
Text status	Text completely known
Date	11th c.
Manuscript	VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 747 [11th c.]
Place in Manuscript	f. 28r
Palaeographical information	Written in red ink.
Contextual information	The epigram accompanies a miniature of seven armed giants, located in the catena below Genesis 6:2.
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Genre(s)	Image-related epigram Text-related epigram
Image source(s)	https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Vat.gr.747/0049
Bibliography	Primary A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 424-425 K. Weitzmann, M. Bernabò, R. Tarasconi, 1999, The Byzantine Octateuchs, Princeton: 50
Number of verses	1
Related occurrence(s)	[26811] σφα\|γεῖς \| γίγαν\|τε\|ς \| τῶν \| κα\|κῶν \| ἐ\|φευ\|ρε\|τ\|αί [12th c.] ISTANBUL - Topkapi Sarayi Müzesi Kütüphanesi - Gayri İslami Eserler (G. İ.) 8 [12th c.] (f. 54v) (1 verse) (1/1) [26810] φονεῖς \| γίγαντες \| τῶν κα\|κῶν ἐ\|φευρεταί [1101-1150] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 746 [1101-1150] (f. 50r) (1 verse) (1/1)
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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