Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 2512
(formerly typ/596)

	Ἔλαβε τέρμα βίβλος ἡ Πολυδεύκους
	Ἰουλίου, Καίσαρος Κομμόδου χάριν.
	Ἡ χεὶρ μὲν ἡ γράψασα τήνδε τὴν βίβλον
	οἰχήσεται ναὶ, κἂν φθάρῃ καθὰ κόνις
	ὁ λαμβάνων δὲ τήνδε χερσὶ καὶ βλέπων
	θάνατον εἰς νοῦν καὶ κρίσιν λαμβανέτω,
	μνήμην τε κᾀμοῦ, κἂν μακράν εἰμι λίαν.

Text source	E. Cougny, 1890, Epigrammatum Anthologia Palatina cum Planudeis et Appendice nova epigrammatum veterum ex libris et marmoribus ductorum (vol. 3), Paris: 328
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram Patron-related epigram Reader-related epigram Scribe-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Julius Pollux of Naukratis < Egypt (2nd c.) Lucius Aurelius Commodus (31/08/161 - 31/12/192)
Tag(s)	Address to the reader Completion of the book Death Prayer Reference to content of the book
Translation(s)	The book of Julius Pollux has reached its end, thanks to Caesar Commodus. The hand that wrote this book will be dead, yes, and even if reduced to dust, let him who takes this book in his hands and looks at it take in his mind death and the <last> judgement and my memory, even if I am very far away. Language English Translator(s) Noor Vanhoe Cepit finem liber Pollucis Julii, in Caesaris Commodi gratiam compositus. Manus quidem, quae scripsit huncce librum, abibit, hercle; etsi corrupta fuerit ut pulvis, si quis librum ipsum in manus sumit et videt, mortem in mentem et judicium capiat (i.e. revocet), et mei memoriam, etiamsi absim longissime. Language Latin Source(s) E. Cougny, 1890, Epigrammatum Anthologia Palatina cum Planudeis et Appendice nova epigrammatum veterum ex libris et marmoribus ductorum (vol. 3), Paris: 328
Comment	= Anth. Gr. Append. III.223
Bibliography	Primary A. Bandini, 1768, Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Mediceae Laurentianae (vol. 2), Florence: 470 E. Feron, F. Battaglini, 1893, Codices manuscripti graeci Ottoboniani Bibliothecae Vaticanae, Rome: 122 S. Lilla, 1985, Codices Vaticani Graeci. Codices 2162-2254 (codices Columnenses) (vol. 8), Vatican City: 302
Number of verses	7
Occurrence(s)	[19434] ἔλαβε τέρμα βίβλος ἡ πολυδέυκους [15th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 58, Cod. 26 [15th c.] (f. 192r) (7 verses) [25943] Ἔλαβε τέρμα βίβλος ἡ πολυδεύκους [15th c.] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana A 78 sup. [15th c.] (f. 223v) (7 verses) [21534] ἔλαβε τέρμα (...) [01/09/1490-31/08/1491] NAPLES - Biblioteca Nazionale - gr. II D 30 [01/09/1490-31/08/1491] (f. 165r) (3 verses) [24713] ἔλαβε τέρμα βίβλος ἡ Πολυδεύκους [1401-1450] OXFORD - Corpus Christi College 75 [1401-1450] (f. 159r) (7 verses) [18021] ἔλαβε τέρμα βίβλος ἡ πολυδεύκους [14th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 2226 [14th c.] (f. 295v) (7 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Lotte van Olmen, Noor Vanhoe, Ilse De Vos, Anne-Sophie Rouckhout The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Vassis ICB 2005, 216: "Librarii subscr. in Iulii Pollucis Onomasticon"
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