Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 3751
(formerly typ/1838)

	Θύτην τέλειον ἱερουργίας ξένης
	ὁ μόσχος ἡμῖν ἱστορεῖ τὸν Δεσπότην.

Text source	A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 313
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram Image-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Jesus Christ (10 BC-1 BC - 30-33) Luke (evangelist, saint) (1st c.)
Tag(s)	Description of an image Miniature
Critical Notes	1 ξένης ] ξένον Vassis
Translation(s)	Als vollkommenen Opferpriester eines außergewöhnlichen heiligen Dienstes beschreibt uns das Kalb den Herrn. Language German Source(s) A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 313
Comment	According to Nelson (1980: 25) Irenaeus' ideas about the significance of each animal had a lot of impact. The calf represents 'the priestly nature' of Christ.
Bibliography	Primary I. Hutter, 1982, Corpus der byzantinischen Miniaturenhandschriften. Oxford Bodleian Library III. Textband (vol. 3.1), Stuttgart: 337
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[19648] θύτην τέλειον ἱερουργίας ξένης [13th c.] OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Auct. T. inf. 1 3 [12th c.] (f. 89r) (2 verses)
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	BEiÜ IV, GB26 Paratexts of the Bible (Pinakes), 18090 Vassis ICB 2005, 352: "In vitulum Lucae evang."
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