Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 34447

	Στίχοι τοῦ γράψαντος τὴν παροῦσαν βίβλον περὶ τῶν ἀναβαινόντων ταύτην τὴν τῶν ἀρετῶν κλίμακα

	Τέλος κλίμακος οὐρανοδρόμου βίβλου,
	ἀφ’ ἧς ἀποτρέχουσιν οἱ ψυχοκτόνοι,
	ἐφ’ ἣν ἐπιτρέχουσιν οἱ σαρκοκτόνοι,
	ἀφ’ ἧς καταβαίνουσιν οἱ νοοκτόνοι,
	ἐφ’ ἣν ἀναβαίνουσιν οἱ παθοκτόνοι.
	Βροτοὶ μὲν οὗτοι· τὸ πλέον δὲ καὶ νόες
	ἀποξύσαντες τῆς λεβηρίδος πάχος
	ὀπῆς στενῆς ἔσωθεν ὡς γῆρας ὄφις,
	καινοὶ φανέντες ὡς κενοὶ κενοῦ βίου,
	καινοὶ κατασταθέντες ὡς ἐπηρμένοι.
	Ἥνπερ δίδου σὺ σαῖς λιταῖς, Ἰωάννη,
	ὁ τήνδ’ ἐγείρας ὡς λίθοις στερροῖς λόγοις,
	ὁ τήνδε πήξας ἄγαν εὐτεχνεστάτως,
	μοναχὸν Σάβαν ἀναβαίνειν ὡς γράφεις
	καὶ σῷ Νικήτᾳ, ἱερεῖ ἀναξίῳ·
	ἄλλως γὰρ ἀμήχανον ἔστιν ὡς λέγεις.

Type(s)	[3072] Τέλος κλίμακος οὐρανοδρόμου βίβλου (19 verses)
Text source	R. Ricceri, R. Meesters 2022, A Metrical Colophon on John Klimax's Ladder of Divine Ascent, in F. Spingou (ed.), The Visual Culture of Later Byzantium (vol. 2), Cambridge / New York, 1399-1407: 1402
Text status	Text completely known
Date	14th c.
Manuscript	ATHOS - Mone Iberon 416 [14th c.]
Place in Manuscript	f. 166r
Contextual information	The epigram is written at the end of John Klimax' 'Ladder of Divine Ascent'.
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram Patron-related epigram Scribe-related epigram Text-related epigram
Subject(s)	John Klimax (6th c. - 7th c.) - PMBZ: 13914: "Personenkennziffer: 2791" Niketas (14th c.) (hiereus) Sabas (14th c.) (monachos)
Comment	The roles of Sabas and Niketas in this manuscript are not further specified (see Ricceri & Meesters (2022: 1406)).
Bibliography	Primary R. Ricceri, R. Meesters 2022, A Metrical Colophon on John Klimax's Ladder of Divine Ascent, in F. Spingou (ed.), The Visual Culture of Later Byzantium (vol. 2), Cambridge / New York, 1399-1407: 1404-1406 Secondary M. Venetskov 2020, Le discours 'Ad pastorem' de Jean Climaque et son 'Commentaire' par Nicéphore Calliste Xanthopoulos : une édition critique de la partie finale, Sacris Erudiri, 59, 117-182: 122 (n. 28)
Number of verses	16
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