Type 5213
(formerly typ/3261)
Γλυκὺ τὸ γράφειν βιβλίου τέλος ἅπαν· | |
Χριστέ, παντάναξ τῶν καλῶν ἡ ἀκρότης, | |
πρεσβείαις τῆς σὲ τεκούσης τῷ γράψαντι | |
πάρασχε λύσιν ἀμπλακημάτων. |
Text source | C. Constantinides, R. Browning, 1993, Dated Greek Manuscripts from Cyprus to the year 1570, Washington: 72 |
Text status | Text completely known |
Editorial status | Not a critical text |
Genre(s) | Scribe-related epigram |
Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
Subject(s) | Jesus Christ (10 BC-1 BC - 30-33) |
Tag(s) | |
Translation(s) |
It is sweet to write every end of a book: Christ, summit of every good work, with the intercessions of She who brought you forth, may you grant to the scribe the remission of the sins. |
Comment | Text of Constantinides, Browning (1993: 72) modified by DBBE. As preserved in cod. Par. BnF gr. 1531, f. 309v, the last verse contains ten syllables. |
Bibliography | |
Number of verses | 4 |
Occurrence(s) |
[22013] γλυκὺ τὸ γράφειν βιβλίου | τέλος ἄπαν
[01/04/1112-30/04/1112]
PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 1531 [01/04/1112-30/04/1112] (f. 309v) (4 verses) |
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Contributor(s)
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Identification | Vassis ICB 2005, 121: "Librarii nota" |
Permalink | https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/types/5213 |
Last modified: 2025-02-18.