Type 2360
(formerly typ/429)
| Καὶ τῆσδε γραφεὺς Μανουὴλ πέλει τάλας· | |
| ἔχει δ᾽ εἰς κτῆμα τήνδε τὴν θείαν βίβλον | |
| ἡ λαμπρὰ μονὴ τῶν θείων Ἀναργύρων, | |
| ᾗτινι κλῆσις ἀρχῆθεν Κοσμιδίου, | |
| ἐκ συνδρομῆς τε καὶ θεαρέστου πόθου | |
| θύτου Γερμανοῦ καὶ ἡγουμένου τῆσδε. |
| Text source | K. Giannikou 2026, Formulaic Language in Byzantine Book Epigrams: A Typology Grounded in Ritually-Charged Pragmatic Functions, Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies (GRBS)(66.1), 1-41: 34 |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Editorial status | Not a critical text |
| Genre(s) | Scribe-related epigram |
| Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
| Tag(s) | |
| Translation(s) |
And the scribe here is Manuel the wretched; This divine book is held in possession by the illustrious monastery of the Holy Anargyroi, whose name has been ‘of Kosmidion’ since the beginning, through the contribution and God-pleasing zeal of Germanos, abbot of this monastery.
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| Bibliography | |
| Number of verses | 6 |
| Occurrence(s) |
[17813] καὶ τῆσδε γραφεὺς, | μανουὴλ πέλει τάλας
[1251-1300]
VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 820 [1351-1400] (f. 308r) (6 verses) |
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| Identification | |
| Permalink | http://www.dbbe.ugent.be/types/2360 |
Last modified: 2026-06-12.
