Type 2387
(formerly typ/464)

Ἔγραψα χειρί, σήπεται, γραφὴ μένει.
Text source B. Atsalos 1991, Die Formel Ἡ μὲν χεὶρ ἡ γράψασα… in den Griechischen handschriften, in G. Cavallo, G. De Gregorio, M. Maniaci (eds.), Scritture, libri e testi nelle aree provinciali di Bisanzio. Atti del Seminario di Erice (18-25 settembre 1988) (vol. 2), Spoleto, 691-750: 734
Text status Text completely known
Editorial status Not a critical text
Genre(s) Scribe-related epigram
Metre(s) Dodecasyllable
Tag(s) Completion of the book
Translation(s) I have written with the hand; it rots; the script remains.
Language
English
Source(s)
F. Valerio 2022, A Short History of the Greek Colophon from the Beginnings to Modern Times, Comparative Oriental Manuscript Studies Bulletin, 8(1), 19-72: 59
Bibliography
Number of verses 1
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Identification Vassis ICB 2005, 164: "Librarii subscr."
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