Type 2425
(formerly typ/496)
| Ὥσπερ τοῖς πεινῶσι ἡδὺς ὁ ἄρτος, | |
| οὕτω καὶ τοῖς γράφουσιν ὁ ἔσχατος στίχος. |
| 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: 73 |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Editorial status | Not a critical text |
| Genre(s) | Scribe-related epigram |
| Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
| Tag(s) | |
| Translation(s) |
As bread is pleasant to those who hunger, So, too, is the final line to those who write. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography category to be determined C. Giannelli, 1950, Codices Vaticani Graeci. Codices 1485-1683 (vol. 5), Vatican City: 217 |
| Number of verses | 2 |
| Occurrence(s) |
[17876] ωσπερ τοῖς πεινοσι ὑδύς | ὁ ἄρτος, οὕτω
[964]
VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 1591 [964] (f. 107v) (2 verses) |
| Acknowledgements |
Contributor(s)
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| Identification | |
| Permalink | https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/types/2425 |
Last modified: 2020-04-30.
