Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 6342
(formerly typ/4374)

	Ἑκάστου ἀνδρὸς εὐσεβοῦς ἴδιον τὸ βιβλίον
	καὶ στόμα κοινὸν τῆς ἀνθρωπότητος ὁ θεῖος Δαυίδ.

Title(s)	Epigramma in psalterium
Text source	G. Parpulov, 2014, Toward a History of Byzantine Psalters, Plovdiv: 237
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Text-related epigram
Metre(s)	Decapentasyllable
Subject(s)	David Psalter
Tag(s)	Reference to content of the book Spiritual value of the book
Translation(s)	This book is proper to every devout human being, and the divine David speaks in common for all of mankind. Language English Source(s) G. Parpulov 2010, Psalters and Personal Piety in Byzantium, in P. Magdalino, R. Nelson (eds.), The Old Testament in Byzantium, Washington DC, 77-105: 80
Comment	The meter of the second verse is problematic.
Bibliography	Primary G. Parpulov 2010, Psalters and Personal Piety in Byzantium, in P. Magdalino, R. Nelson (eds.), The Old Testament in Byzantium, Washington DC, 77-105: 80
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[24587] Ἑκάστου ἀνδρὸς εὐσεβοῦς ἴδιον τὸ βιβλίον [878] SAINT PETERSBURG - Rossijskaja Nacional'naja biblioteka (RNB) - Ф. № 906 (Gr.) Gr. 216 (Granstrem 072) [851-900] (f. 347r) (2 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Maria Tomadaki, Cristina Cocola, Rachele Ricceri The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
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Last modified: 2022-06-04.