Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 37023

	Αἰθαλέοιο πυρὸς σάρκες ῥιπῇσι τρυφηλαὶ
	ληφθεῖσαι νοτίην ὦσαν ἀπαιθόμεναι·
	μοῦνα δ’ ἔνεστι τάφῳ πολυδακρύῳ ὀστέα κωφὰ
	καὶ πόνος εἰνοδίοις τῇδε παρερχομένοις.

Title(s)	In Euripidem
Text source	H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. VII-VIII (vol. 2), München: 40-41
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Metre(s)	Elegiacs
Subject(s)	Euripides (480 BC - 406 BC)
Tag(s)	Death Epitaph
Critical Notes	1 Αἰθαλέοιο ] Δαιδαλέοιο Waltz; σάρκες ῥιπῇσι τρυφηλαὶ ] ῥιπῇσι τρυφηλαὶ σάρκες Waltz 2 ἀπαιθόμεναι ] ἄπ᾿ αἰθόμεναι Paton Waltz
Translation(s)	Thy delicate flesh encompassed by the blast of glowing fire yielded up its moisture and burnt away. In the much-wept tomb is naught but dumb bones, and sorrow for the wayfarers who pass this way. Language English Source(s) W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Books 7-8 (vol. 2), Cambridge: 31 ... und die flammende Lohe des Feuers erfaßte das zarte Fleish und brannte es an, daß es die Feuchte verlor. Stumm nun liegen allein die Knochen im traurigen Grabe, und der Weg noch hierher kostet dem Wanderer Müh. Language German Source(s) H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. VII-VIII (vol. 2), München: 41
Bibliography	Primary W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Books 7-8 (vol. 2), Cambridge: 30-31 P. Waltz, 1938, Anthologie Grecque. Tome IV: Anthologie palatine, Livre VII, Épigrammes 1-363 (vol. 4), Paris: 78
Number of verses	4
Occurrence(s)	[37026] δαιδαλέοις πυρὸς ῥιπῆσι στρυφεραὶ σάρκ(ες) [June 1326] SALAMANCA - Biblioteca Universitaria 31 (1-1-18) [June 1326] (f. 118v) (4 verses)
Acknowledgements	Creator(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.48
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