Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 5849
(formerly typ/3871)

	Ὦ κορυφαῖε τῶν ἀποστόλων Παῦλε,
	σκέποις με τὴν δύστηνον τῇ σῇ πρεσβείᾳ.

Text source	G. de Andrés Martínez, 1967, Catálogo de los codices griegos de la Real Biblioteca de El Escorial. Códices 421-649 (vol. 3), Madrid: 168
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram Scribe-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Anna (13th c.) - PLP: I.1001 Anna Komnene (1083 - 1153-1154) - PBW: Anna/62/ - PLP: I.1001 Paul (apostle, saint)
Tag(s)	Address to the author Entreaty for first person Praise of the author Prayer
Translation(s)	O coryphaeus of the Apostles, Paul, protect me, wretched one, with your intercession. Language English Source(s) I. Pérez Martín, Anna Komnene’s Handwriting (posted on: 2024-03-07). Oh corifeo de los apóstoles, Pablo, protégeme, desdichada, con tu intercesión. Language Spanish Source(s) I. Pérez Martín, La princesa bizantina Ana Comnena, copista del manuscrito Escorial Ω-II-13 (gr. 530) (posted on: 2024-03-08).
Comment	Text of de Andrés Martínez (1967: 168) modified by DBBE.
Bibliography	Primary I. Pérez Martín, Anna Komnene’s Handwriting (posted on: 2024-03-07). Secondary I. Pérez Martín, La princesa bizantina Ana Comnena, copista del manuscrito Escorial Ω-II-13 (gr. 530) (posted on: 2024-03-08).
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[23278] ὦ κορυφαῖε τῶν ἀποστόλων παῦλε [1120-1140] EL ESCORIAL - Real Biblioteca Ω.II.13 [1120-1140] (f. 61v) (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	Vassis ICB 2005, 885: "Librarii precatio"
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