Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 4641
(formerly typ/2716)

	Ἑπτὰ ἔσαν μαλεροῦ πυρὸς ἐσχάραι, ἐν δὲ ἑκάστῃ
	πεντήκοντ’ ὀβελοί, περὶ δὲ κρέα πεντήκοντα·
	τρὶς δὲ τριηκόσιοι περὶ ἓν κρέας ἦσαν Ἀχαιοί.

Title(s)	Ὅμηρος Ἡσιόδῳ ἐρωτήσαντι πόσον τὸ τῶν Ἑλλήνων πλῆθος τὸ κατὰ τῆς Ἰλίου στρατεῦσαν Homeri responsio ad Hesiodum
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: 170-171
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dactylic hexameter
Subject(s)	Hesiod (8th-7th c. BC) Homer (8th c. BC)
Tag(s)	Reference to content of the book Riddle
Translation(s)	Answer of Homer to Hesiod when he asked the Number of the Greeks who took part in the War against Troy There were seven hearths of fierce fire, and in each were fifty spits and fifty joints on them. About each joint were nine hundred Achaeans. Answer: 315,000. Language English Source(s) W. Paton, 1918, The Greek Anthology. Books 13-16 (vol. 5), Cambridge: 105 Il y avait sept foyers flambants; devant chacun cinquante broches rôtissant cinquante pièces; et neuf cents Achéens devant chaque rôti. Language French Source(s) F. Buffière, 1970, Anthologie Grecque. Tome XII: Anthologie palatine, Livres XIII-XV (vol. 12), Paris: 99 Sieben gewaltige Feuer erglänzten im Lager, und fünfzig Bratspieße waren an jedem mit fünfzig Portionen des Fleisches, und bei jeder Portion befanden sich neunhundert Griechen. Language German Source(s) H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. XII-XVI (vol. 4), München: 247
Bibliography	Primary H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. XII-XVI (vol. 4), München: 246-247 F. Buffière, 1970, Anthologie Grecque. Tome XII: Anthologie palatine, Livres XIII-XV (vol. 12), Paris: 99 W. Paton, 1918, The Greek Anthology. Books 13-16 (vol. 5), Cambridge: 104-105 F. Valerio 2016, Analecta Byzantina, Medioevo Greco. Rivista di storia e filologia bizantina. (MEG), 16, 255-302: 271
Number of verses	3
Occurrence(s)	[24176] ἕπτ' ἔσσαν μαλεροῦ πυρὸς ἐσχάραι· ἐν (δὲ) ἑκά(στ)η [1291] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Conv. Soppr. 139 [1291] (f. 243v) (3 verses) [24117] Ἑπτ’ ἔσσαν μαλεροῦ πυρὸς ἐσχάραι, ἐν δὲ ἑκάστη [1466] LONDON - British Library - Harley 5600 [1466] (f. 14r) (3 verses) [21194] ἕπτ’ ἔσαν μαλεροῦ πυρὸ(ς) ἐσχάραι ἐν (δὲ) ἑκάστη [1276] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana I 4 sup. [1276] (f. 227r) (3 verses) [24189] Ἕπτ' ἔσσαν μαλεροῦ πυρὸς ἐσχάραι, ἐν δὲ ἑκάστῃ [1292] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 29 [1292] ((unsure) f. 484r) (3 verses) [24221] πτ' ἔσσαν μαλεροῦ πυρὸ(ς) ἐσχαραι ἐν δὲ ἑκάστη [1276-1325] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 915 [1276-1325] (f. 196v) (3 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	Anthologia Graeca, XIV.147
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