Type 2194
(formerly typ/241)

Ὡς ταῖς ἐλάφοις καύματος ὥρα πέλει
πηγὴ ποθεινή, ἄκος οὖσα τοῦ θέρους,
οὕτω πέφυκε καὶ γραφεῦσιν ἡδύτης
τὸ τέρμα βίβλου, τοῖσδε τῶν πονουμένων.
Text source A. McCollum 2015, The Rejoicing Sailor and the Rotting Hand: Two Formulas in Syriac and Arabic Colophons, Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies, 18, 67-93: 75-76
Text status Text completely known
Editorial status Not a critical text
Genre(s) Scribe-related epigram
Metre(s) Dodecasyllable
Tag(s)
Translation(s) As to deer at the time of burning heat
The longed-for spring is a remedy for summer,
So, too, to scribes a natural pleasantness
Is the end of the book, to those who have labored.
Language
English
Source(s)
A. McCollum 2015, The Rejoicing Sailor and the Rotting Hand: Two Formulas in Syriac and Arabic Colophons, Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies, 18, 67-93: 75-76
Bibliography
Number of verses 4
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Acknowledgements
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Identification Vassis ICB 2005, 907: "Librarii nota in fine laboris"
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Last modified: 2019-12-06.