Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 6483
(formerly typ/4428)

Βῆτα δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει, ἀγορὴν καὶ νῆας ἀριθμεῖ.

Text source	H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. IX-XI (vol. 3), München: 240-241
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Text-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Stephen of Byzantium (528 - 585) (grammatikos)
Metre(s)	Dactylic hexameter
Subject(s)	Homer (8th c. BC)
Tag(s)	Division of the book Introduction to the subject Reference to content of the book Title
Translation(s)	And Beta includes a dream, an assembly, and enumerates the ships. Language English Source(s) C. Blackwell, C. Dué 2009, Homer and History in the Venetus A, in C. Dué (ed.), Recapturing a Homeric Legacy. Images and Insights From the Venetus A Manuscript of the Iliad, Cambridge, Massachusetts and London (England), 1-18: 10 Beta has the dream and the Council, and numbers the ships. Language English Source(s) W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Book 9 (vol. 3), Cambridge: 215 Bêta parle du songe, de l'assemblée et dénombre les vaisseaux. Language French Source(s) J. Irigoin, P. Laurens, G. Soury, P. Waltz, 1974, Anthologie Grecque. Tome VIII: Anthologie palatine, Livre IX, Épigrammes 359-827 (vol. 8), Paris: 18 Beta berichtet von Traum, Versammlung und Zählung der Schiffe. Language German Source(s) H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. IX-XI (vol. 3), München: 241
Bibliography	Primary J. Irigoin, P. Laurens, G. Soury, P. Waltz, 1974, Anthologie Grecque. Tome VIII: Anthologie palatine, Livre IX, Épigrammes 359-827 (vol. 8), Paris: 18 W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Book 9 (vol. 3), Cambridge: 214-215 H. Schrader 1888, Die Hexametrischen Überschriften zu den achtundvierzig Homerischen Rhapsodien, Neue Jahrbücher für Philologie und Pädagogik, 137, 577-609: 578
Number of verses	1
Occurrence(s)	[33426] ῆτα δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει· ἀγορήν, κ(αὶ) νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [1476-1550] CAMBRIDGE - Trinity College - R 16.35 [1476-1550] (f. 29v) (1 verse) [23655] βῆτα δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει ἀγορὴν, κ(αὶ) νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [1251-1275] COLOGNY - Bibliotheca Bodmeriana 85 [1251-1275] (f. 10v) (1 verse) [23366] Βῆτα δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει· ἀγορὴν. καὶ νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [11th c.] EL ESCORIAL - Real Biblioteca y.I.1 [11th c.] (f. 18r) (1 verse) [23239] βῆτα δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει ἀγορὴν κ(αὶ) νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [11th c.] EL ESCORIAL - Real Biblioteca Ω.I.12 [11th c.] (f. 15r) (1 verse) [33463] βῆτα δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει ἀγορὴν (καὶ) νῆ(ας) ἀριθμεῖ [13th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 32, Cod. 8 [13th c.] (f. 6r) (1 verse) [24833] βῆτα δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει· ἀγορὴν· καὶ νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [1376-1425] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 32, Cod. 11 [1301-1350] (f. 20r) (1 verse) [24803] βῆτα δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει· ἀγορὴν καὶ νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [1459] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 32, Cod. 22 [1459] (f. 21v) (1 verse) [33381] Βῆτα δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει ἀγορὴν καὶ νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [14th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 32, Cod. 38 [14th c.] (f. 11v) (1 verse) [22883] βῆτα δ᾽ ὄνειρον ἔχει ἀγορὴν καὶ νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [1301-1325] HEIDELBERG - Universitätsbibliothek - Palat. gr. 40 [1301-1325] (f. 151r) (1 verse) [25563] Βῆτα δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει· ἀγορὴν· καὶ νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [1451-1500] LEIDEN - Bibliotheek der Rijksuniversiteit - Voss. gr. F° 64 [1451-1500] (f. 24r) (1 verse) [31422] βῆτα δ᾽ ὄνειρον ἔχει ἀγορ(ὴν) \| καὶ νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [12th-13th c.] LONDON - British Library - Burney 86 [1059] (f. 12r) (1 verse) [24255] βῆτα δ´ὄνειρον ἔχει ἀγορὴν καὶ νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [1451-1500] LONDON - British Library - Harley 1771 [1451-1500] (f. 21r) (1 verse) [24120] βῆτα δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει ἀγορὴν καὶ νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [1466] LONDON - British Library - Harley 5600 [1466] (f. 24v) (1 verse) [31474] βῆτα δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει ἀγορὴν· καὶ νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [1476-1500] LONDON - British Library - Harley 5601 [1476-1500] (f. 22v) (1 verse) [33961] βῆτα δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει· ἀγορῆ καὶ νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [14th c.] LONDON - British Library - Harley 5693 [14th c.] (f. 33v) (1 verse) [25519] Βῆτα δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει· ἀγορὴν, (καὶ) νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [1431] LONDON - British Library - King's 16 [1431] (f. 13r) (1 verse) [30341] Βῆτα δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει· ἀγορὴν· καὶ νῆας ἀχαιῶν [1460] MADRID - Biblioteca Nacional 4560 (olim N.23) [1460] (f. 15r) (1 verse) [33873] βῆτα δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει ἀγορήν τε καὶ νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [1301-1350] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana A 181 sup. [1301-1350] (f. 11r) (1 verse) [26037] βῆτα δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει ἀγορὴν κ(αὶ) νῆ(ας) ἀριθμεῖ [1276] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana I 4 sup. [1276] (f. 23v) (1 verse) [26119] βῆτα δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει ἀγορὴν καὶ νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [1301-1350] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana I 58 sup. [1301-1350] (f. 12v) (1 verse) [32644] βῆτα δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει ἀγορὴν· καὶ νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [1451-1500] MUNICH - Bayerische Staatsbibliothek - gr. 111 [1451-1500] (f. 19v) (1 verse) [34171] βῆτα δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει ἀγορ(ὴν) (καὶ) νῆας ἀριθμεῖν [1296-1305] MUNICH - Bayerische Staatsbibliothek - gr. 311 [1296-1305] (f. 19r) (1 verse) [33844] βῆτα δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει· ἀγορήν τε κ(αὶ) νῆ(ας) ἀριθμεῖ [1321-1340] NAPLES - Biblioteca Nazionale - gr. II C 32 [1321-1340] (f. 366v) (1 verse) [31542] Βῆτα δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει· ἀγορὴν· κ(αὶ) νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [14th c.] OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Auct. T. 2.7 [12th c.] (f. 17r) (1 verse) [33040] Βῆτα δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει· ἀγορὴν. καὶ νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [1346-1355] OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Holkham gr. 83 [1346-1355] (f. 25v) (1 verse) [30626] βῆτα δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει, ἀγορήν κ(αὶ) νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [1463] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 2685 [1463] (f. 19r) (1 verse) [33912] βῆτα δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει· ἀγορὴν (καὶ) νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [1446-1455] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 2766 [1446-1455] (f. 22v -- (alt.) f. 24v) (1 verse) [22707] Βῆτα. δ᾽ ὄνειρον ἔχει, ἀγορὴν, καὶ νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [1451-1500] STUTTGART - Württembergische Landesbibliothek poet. et phil. 2° 5 [1462] (f. 142v) (1 verse) [25235] βῆτα δ' ὄνειρον ἔχει· ἀγορὴν κ(αὶ) νῆας ἀριθμ(...) [15th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Ross. 986 (olim XI.136) [1426-1500] (f. 62v) (1 verse) [25151] βῆτα δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει· ἀγορὴν καὶ νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [15th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Urb. gr. 136 [15th c.] (f. 10v) (1 verse) [22653] βῆτα δ᾽ ὄνειρον ἔχει· ἀγορὴν, καὶ νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [11th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 453 (coll. 821) [11th c.] (f. 19r) (1 verse) [22627] βῆτα δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει· ἀγορήν· καὶ νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [10th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 454 (coll. 822) [10th c.] (f. 24r) (1 verse) [24725] Βῆτα δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει ἀγορὴν καὶ νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [15th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 455 (coll. 1034) [13th-15th c.] (f. 19r) (1 verse) [24739] Βῆτα, δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει· ἀγορὴν· καὶ \| νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [15th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 456 (coll. 538) [15th c.] (f. 12r) (1 verse) [24762] βῆτα δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει, ἀγορὴν. (καὶ) νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [14th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 459 (coll. 797) [14th c.] (f. I: 15r) (1 verse) [26516] βῆτα δ’ ὄνειρον ἔχει, ἀγορὴν (καὶ) νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [14th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 459 (coll. 797) [14th c.] (f. II: 14r) (1 verse) [22465] βῆτα δ᾽ ὄνειρον ἔχει· ἀγορὴν καὶ νῆας ἀριθμεῖ [1451-1475] WARSAW - Biblioteka Narodowa, Zakład Rękopisów - Bos. Cim. 57 [1451-1475] (p. 49) (1 verse) [22567] βῆτα, δ᾽ ὄνειρον ἔχει· ἀγορὴν. κ(αὶ) νῆας ἀριθμοῖ [1426-1500] WROCLAW - Biblioteka Uniwersytecka, Oddział Rękopisów - Rehdinger 27 [1426-1500] (f. 22v) (1 verse) display 35 more occurrences (38 in total) hide 35 occurrences (38 in total)
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Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout, Cristina Cocola, Merel Van Nieuwerburgh The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Anthologia Graeca, IX.385 (v.2) Vassis ICB 2005, 36: "Stephanus Grammaticus, Acrosticha in Iliadem per rhapsodiam"
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