Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 26893
(formerly occ/10965)

Type(s)	[5934] Ῥίπτουσιν οὗτοι τὴν δάμαλιν ἐς χάος (1 verse)
Text source	DBBE
Text status	Text completely known
Date	1101-1150
Manuscript	VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 746 [1101-1150]
Place in Manuscript	f. 408r
Palaeographical information	Written in red ink.
Contextual information	The epigram accompanies a miniature depicting the slaying of a heifer as atonement for an unsolved murder, located beside Deuteronomy 21:15.
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Genre(s)	Image-related epigram Text-related epigram
Image source(s)	https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Vat.gr.746.pt.2/0429
Bibliography	Primary A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 443-444 K. Weitzmann, M. Bernabò, R. Tarasconi, 1999, The Byzantine Octateuchs, Princeton: 218
Number of verses	1
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Acknowledgements	Creator(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout Transcriber(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout Contributor(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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