Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 3438
(formerly typ/1595)

	Ὁ κλεινὸς Αἴας τῶν Ἀχιλλείων ὅπλων
	χόλῳ βαρυνθείς, Ἕκτορος θνήσκει ξίφει.

Text source	M. Tomadaki, E. van Opstall 2019, The Tragedians from a Byzantine Perspective: Book Epigrams on Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, Medioevo Greco. Rivista di storia e filologia bizantina. (MEG), 19, 193-220: 211
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Text-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Achilleus Aias Hektor
Tag(s)	Reference to content of the book
Translation(s)	The famous Ajax oppressed by anger because of Achilles’ armour, dies with Hector’s sword. Language English Source(s) M. Tomadaki, E. van Opstall 2019, The Tragedians from a Byzantine Perspective: Book Epigrams on Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, Medioevo Greco. Rivista di storia e filologia bizantina. (MEG), 19, 193-220: 211 Ο δοξαστός Αίαντας αποκαμωμένος από τον θυμό του για τα όπλα του Αχιλλέα, πεθαίνει από το ξίφος του Έκτορα. Language Greek Translator(s) Maria Tomadaki
Bibliography	Primary A. Bandini, 1768, Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Mediceae Laurentianae (vol. 2), Florence: 85 E. Cougny, 1890, Epigrammatum Anthologia Palatina cum Planudeis et Appendice nova epigrammatum veterum ex libris et marmoribus ductorum (vol. 3), Paris: 324 R. Dawe, 1973, Studies on the Text of Sophocles. The Manuscripts and the Text (vol. 1), Leiden: 118 S. Eustratiades, V. Arkadios, 1924, Κατάλογος τῶν ἐν τῇ ἱερᾷ μονῇ Βατοπεδίου ἀποκειμένων κωδίκων, Cambridge: 134
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[20326] Ὁ κλεινὸς Αἴας τῶν Ἀχιλλείων ὅπλων [14th c.] ATHOS - Mone Batopediou 671 (olim 587) [14th c.] (f. 32r) (5 verses) [23226] Ὁ κλεινὸς αἴας τῶν ἀχιλλείων ὅπλων [1446-1455] EL ESCORIAL - Real Biblioteca Ψ.IV.15 [1446-1455] (f. 116r) (2 verses) [19382] ὁ κλεῖνος αἴας τῶν ἀχιλλείων ὅπλων [15th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 31, Cod. 9 [15th c.] (f. 201v) (5 verses) [24534] Κλεινὸ(ς) αἴ(ας) των ἀχιλλεί(ων) ὁπλων [14th c.] LEIDEN - Bibliotheek der Rijksuniversiteit - Voss. gr. Q° 6 [14th c.] (f. 29v) (2 verses) [20993] Ὁ κλεῖνος αἴ(ας) τῶν ἀχιλλεί(ων) ὅπλων [26/12/1333] MADRID - Biblioteca Nacional 4617 (olim N.75) [26/12/1333-31/12/1500] (f. 34v) (2 verses) [26014] ὁ κλεινὸ(ς) αἴας τῶν ἀχιλλεί(ων) ὅπλων [1276-1300] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana E 103 sup. [1276-1300] (f. 19r) (2 verses) [25308] αἰασμάτ(ων) ἄξιος αἴας τυγχάνει [13th-14th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 1332 [13th-14th c.] (f. 31v) (3 verses) [25359] ὁ κλεινὸς αἴας τ(ῶν) άχιλλεί(ων) ὅπλων [13th-14th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 1332 [13th-14th c.] (f. 31v) (2 verses) [24495] Ὁ κλεινὸς αἴας τῶν ἀχιλλείων ὅπλων [1401-1450] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 2221 [15th c.] (f. 61v) (2 verses) display 6 more occurrences (9 in total) hide 6 occurrences (9 in total)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Maria Tomadaki, Anne-Sophie Rouckhout The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Anthologia Graeca Appendix, III.III.201 Vassis ICB 2005, 520: "In Sophoclis Aiacem"
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