Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 3604
(formerly typ/1706)

	Ἐνθάδε τὴν ἱερὴν κεφαλὴν κατὰ γαῖα καλύπτει
	ἀνδρῶν ἡρώων κοσμήτορα, θεῖον Ὅμηρον.

Title(s)	Ἐπίγραμμα εἰς Ὅμηρον Ἀντιπάτρου Σιδωνίου Antipater Sidonius, In sepulcrum Homeri
Text source	F. Maltomini 2015, Una silloge di epigrammi su Omero (e alcuni inediti bizantini), Materiali e discussioni per l'analisi dei testi classici, 75, 151-175: 169
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Antipatros of Sidon < Lebanon (2nd c. BC)
Metre(s)	Dactylic hexameter
Subject(s)	Homer (8th c. BC)
Tag(s)	Epitaph Praise of the author
Translation(s)	Here the earth covereth the sacred man, divine Homer, the marshaller of the heroes. Language English Source(s) W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Books 7-8 (vol. 2), Cambridge: 5 Ici la terre couvre la tête sacrée qui glorifia les héros de l'humanité, le divin Homère. Language French Source(s) P. Waltz, 1938, Anthologie Grecque. Tome IV: Anthologie palatine, Livre VII, Épigrammes 1-363 (vol. 4), Paris: 57 Schollen der bergenden Erde bedecken ein heiliges Haupt hier, ihn, der die Helden gepriesen, den göttlichen Sänger Homeros. Language German Source(s) H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. VII-VIII (vol. 2), München: 17
Bibliography	Primary H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. VII-VIII (vol. 2), München: 16-17 W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Books 7-8 (vol. 2), Cambridge: 4-5 F. Valerio 2016, Analecta Byzantina, Medioevo Greco. Rivista di storia e filologia bizantina. (MEG), 16, 255-302: 268 P. Waltz, 1938, Anthologie Grecque. Tome IV: Anthologie palatine, Livre VII, Épigrammes 1-363 (vol. 4), Paris: 57
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[24233] ἐνθάδε τὴν ἱερὰν κεφαλὴν κατὰ γαῖα καλύπτει [15th c.] CESENA - Biblioteca Comunale (Biblioteca Malatestiana) - plut. D. XXVII. 2 [1311] (f. 204v) (2 verses) [30472] ἐνθάδε τὴν ἱερὴν κεφαλὴν κατὰ γαῖα καλύπτει [15th c.] CESENA - Biblioteca Comunale (Biblioteca Malatestiana) - plut. D. XXVII. 2 [1311] (f. 204v) (2 verses) [24168] Ἐνθάδε τ(ὴν) ἱερὴν κεφαλ(ὴν) κ(α)τ(ὰ) γαῖα καλύπτει [1291] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Conv. Soppr. 139 [1291] (f. 243v) (2 verses) [19530] ἐνθάδε τὴν ἱερὰν κεφαλ(ὴν) κατὰ γαῖα καλύπτει [14th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 87, Cod. 10 [14th c.] (f. 182r) (2 verses) [24107] Ἐνθάδε τὴν ἱερὴν κεφαλὴν κατὰ γαῖα καλύπτει [1466] LONDON - British Library - Harley 5600 [1466] (f. 13v) (2 verses) [20922] Ἐνθάδε τὴν ἱερὴν κεφαλὴν κατὰ γαῖα καλύπτει. [1462] MADRID - Biblioteca Nacional 4629 (olim N.67) [1451-1500] (f. 21r) (2 verses) [21186] ἐνθάδε τ(ὴν) ἱερὴν κεφαλ(ὴν) κατὰ γαῖα καλύπτει [1276] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana I 4 sup. [1276] (f. 227r) (2 verses) [24183] Ἐνθάδε τὴν ἱερὴν κεφαλὴν κατὰ γαῖα καλύπτει [1292] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 29 [1292] ((unsure) f. 483r) (2 verses) [31307] ἐνθάδε τὴν ἱερὰν κεφαλὴν κατὰ γαῖα καλύπτει [15th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 1314 [12/03/1449] (f. 2v) (2 verses) display 6 more occurrences (9 in total) hide 6 occurrences (9 in total)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) 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, VII.3
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