Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 4513
(formerly typ/2607)

	Ἡσιόδου ποτὲ βύβλον ἐμαῖς ὑπὸ χερσὶν ἑλίσσων
	Πύρρην ἐξαπίνης εἶδον ἐπερχομένην·
	βύβλον δὲ ῥίψας ἐπὶ γῆν χερί, τοῦτ' ἐβόησα·
	"Ἔργα τί μοι παρέχεις, ὦ γέρον Ἡσίοδε;"

Title(s)	Εἰς Ἡσίοδον τὸν ποιητήν
Text source	H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. IX-XI (vol. 3), München: 102-103
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Markos Argentarios
Metre(s)	Elegiacs
Subject(s)	Hesiod (8th-7th c. BC)
Tag(s)	Praise of the author Reference to content of the book
Translation(s)	As I was turning over the pages of a volume of Hesiod, I suddenly saw Pyrrhe approaching. Throwing the book on the ground I exclaimed: “Why should I be bothered by your works, old Hesiod? Language English Source(s) W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Book 9 (vol. 3), Cambridge: 85 Un jour que sous mes doigts je déroulais le livre d'Hésiode, je vis soudain Pyrrha venir à moi. Ma main jeta le livre à terre et je m'écriai: "Des travaux, pourquoi m'en apporter encore, vieil Hésiode?" Language French Source(s) P. Waltz, 1957, Anthologie Grecque. Tome VII: Anthologie palatine, Livre IX, Épigrammes 1-358 (vol. 7), Paris: 64 Rollend hielt ich dereinst das Buch Hesiods in den Händen; plötzlich blickte ich auf: Pyrrha trat eben herein. Jählings warf ich das Buch zur Erde nieder und schimpfte: "Was du, alter Hesiod, für eine 'Arbeit' mir machst! Language German Source(s) H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. IX-XI (vol. 3), München: 103
Bibliography	Primary W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Book 9 (vol. 3), Cambridge: 84-85 P. Waltz, 1957, Anthologie Grecque. Tome VII: Anthologie palatine, Livre IX, Épigrammes 1-358 (vol. 7), Paris: 64
Number of verses	4
Occurrence(s)	[20986] NA [1462] MADRID - Biblioteca Nacional 4607 (olim N.8) [1462] (f. 2v) (? verses) [25268] Ἡσιόδου ποτὲ βίβλον ἐμαῖς ὑπὸ χερσὶν ἑλίσσων [15th c.] MODENA - Biblioteca Estense Universitaria α. U. 9. 11 (Puntoni 63; olim III B 11) [15th c.] (f. 128v) (4 verses) [23184] Ἡσιόδου ποτὲ βίβλον ἐμαῖς ὑπὸ χερσὶν ἑλίσσων [15th c.] OLOMOUC - Státní Vědecká Knihovna M 79 [1451-1500] (f. Iv) (4 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Raf Praet, 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, IX.161 Vassis ICB 2005, 320: "Ioann. Tzetzes, In Hesiodum"
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