Occurrence 35904

Type(s) [3948] Ἐκ μὲν θεοῖο βασιλεύει τὸς Ἰὼβ (9 verses)
Text source DBBE (Autopsy of the manuscript)
Text status Text completely known
Date 1101-1150
Manuscript VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 2130 [1101-1150]
Place in Manuscript f. 210r-210v
Palaeographical information The epigram is written in Alexandrian majuscule. The initials of each verse, as well as the title, are written in red ink.
Contextual information The epigram is located after "Ἑκλογὴ λέξεων κατὰ διαφορὰν καὶ κατὰ στοιχείον". Two red decorative lines with vegetal motifs at both endings frame the poem.
Metre(s) Dodecasyllable
Genre(s) Author-related epigram
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Comment Note the fourfold acrostic: Ἐκ Θεοῦ νῦν ὁ βασιλεὺς βασιλεύει Βασιίλειος.
Hutter (2022: 598) thinks that the epigram is dedicated either to Basil I or to Basil II.
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Number of verses 9
Related occurrence(s) [19967] Εκ μὲν θεοῖο βασιλεύει τὸς ἰὼΒ [992]
GROTTAFERRATA - Biblioteca Statale del Monumento Nazionale - Ζ. α. XXX [992] (f. 93v)
(9 verses) (9/9)
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