Type 2725
(formerly typ/834)

Θεὸν ἱλεούμενος, τίμιε πάτερ,
Θεοδώρου μέμνησο τοῦ καλλιγράφου,
ἐπίκλην δ’ ἔχοντα Ἁγιοπετρίτης.
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: 23
Text status Text completely known
Editorial status Not a critical text
Genre(s) Scribe-related epigram
Metre(s) Dodecasyllable
Subject(s) Theodoros Hagiopetrites (13th-14th c.) - RGK: I.127, II.164, III.209 - VGH: 135.D - PLP: I.249 (grapheus, kalligraphos)
Tag(s)
Translation(s) Seeking God’s favour, honourable Father,
remember Theodoros, the calligrapher,
also bearing the name Hagiopetrites.
Language
English
Source(s)
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: 23
Translator(s)
Kyriaki Giannikou
Comment
For the purposes of the paper, this translation is as literal as possible.
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Number of verses 3
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Identification Vassis ICB 2005, 335: "Librarii subscr."
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Last modified: 2026-06-12.