Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 31402

σπονδ(ὰς) μ(εν) ἐξώρκωσ(αν) ἀβλαβ(εῖς) | μέν(ειν):∙
ὅπλα φέρ(ειν) δε μηδαμ(ῶς) ἔστω | λέγ(ειν),:
τζέτζ(ης), σολοικίζου(σ)(ιν) | ἐντάττει λόγοις: |
οὐκ οἶδ(εν) ἀττίκισμα τουτοὶ | λέγ(ειν):∙
οὕτω γράφ(ων) δε, | σοῖς περιστρόφ(οις) λόγ(οις),: |
πέφευγ(ας), ὃς κρίν(ειν) σε τεχνικ(ῶς) | θέλει:-
πηλὸς, λιθουργ(ῶν) | συγκαλύπτει φαυλίαν: |
γραφ(ῆς) σκότο(ς) δε, τ(οὺς) | σολοίκους τῶν λόγ(ων):-
Type(s) [31396] Σπονδὰς μὲν ἐξώρκωσαν ἀβλαβεῖς μένειν (8 verses)
Text source DBBE (Inspection of a reproduction of the manuscript)
Text status Text completely known
Date 1146-1155
Manuscript HEIDELBERG - Universitätsbibliothek - Palat. gr. 252 [851-950]
Place in Manuscript f. 185r
Person(s)
Scribe
John Tzetzes (12th c.) - PBW: Ioannes/459/ - RGK: - VGH: - PBE: - PLP: - PMBZ:
Palaeographical information Written in the right margin.
5 σοῖς ] σὺ supra lineam
Contextual information The epigram is written next to Thucydides' Histories 5.18.1-5.
Metre(s) Dodecasyllable
Genre(s)
Subject(s)
Image source(s) https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/cpgraec252/0381
Bibliography

Primary

Secondary

A. Kaldellis, 2015, Byzantine Readings of Ancient Historians, Abingdon and New York: 75
Number of verses 8
Acknowledgements
Creator(s)
Anne-Sophie Rouckhout - RGK: - VGH: - PBE: - PBW: - PLP: - PMBZ:
Transcriber(s)
Anne-Sophie Rouckhout - RGK: - VGH: - PBE: - PBW: - PLP: - PMBZ:
Contributor(s)
Anne-Sophie Rouckhout - RGK: - VGH: - PBE: - PBW: - PLP: - PMBZ:

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