Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 6498
(formerly typ/4437)

Λάμβδα δ’, ἀριστῆας Δαναῶν βάλον Ἕκτορος ἄνδρες.

Text source	H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. IX-XI (vol. 3), München: 242-243
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)	Hektor Homer (8th c. BC)
Tag(s)	Division of the book Introduction to the subject Reference to content of the book Title
Translation(s)	Lambda: Hectors manschappen troffen de besten der Danaërs. Language Dutch Translator(s) Merel Van Nieuwerburgh And Lambda. Men of Hektor strike the best of the Danaans. 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: 11 In Lambda Hector’s men wound the chiefs of the Greeks. Language English Source(s) W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Book 9 (vol. 3), Cambridge: 215 En Lambde, Hector et ses compagnons frappent les plus braves des Danaens. 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: 19 Lambda: Die Helden um Hektor erschlagen der Danaer Beste. Language German Source(s) H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. IX-XI (vol. 3), München: 243
Comment
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: 19 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)	[33438] Λάμβδα δ’ ἀριστῆας δαναῶν βάλον ἕκτορος ἄνδρες [1476-1550] CAMBRIDGE - Trinity College - R 16.35 [1476-1550] (f. 271r) (1 verse) [23673] λάμβα δ’ ἀριστῆας δανα(ῶν) βάλον ἕκτορ(ος) ἄνδρες [1251-1275] COLOGNY - Bibliotheca Bodmeriana 85 [1251-1275] (f. 93r) (1 verse) [23376] λάμβδα δ’ ἀριστῆας δαναῶν βάλον. ἕκτορο(ς) ἄνδρες [11th c.] EL ESCORIAL - Real Biblioteca y.I.1 [11th c.] (f. 136v) (1 verse) [23253] λάμβδα δ᾽ ἀριστῆ(ας) δανα(ῶν) βάλ(ον) ἕκτορο(ς) ἀνδρ(ες) [11th c.] EL ESCORIAL - Real Biblioteca Ω.I.12 [11th c.] (f. 93r) (1 verse) [33478] λάμβδα δ’ ἀριστῆ(ας) δανα(ῶν) βάλον ἕκτορο(ς) ἄνδρ(ες) [13th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 32, Cod. 8 [13th c.] (f. 45r) (1 verse) [24849] λάμβα δ’ ἀριστῆας δαναῶν βάλον ἕκτορος ἄνδρες [1376-1425] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 32, Cod. 11 [1301-1350] (f. 131r) (1 verse) [24818] λ' δ’ ἀριστῆας δαναῶν βάλον ἕκτορος ἄνδρες [1459] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 32, Cod. 22 [1459] (f. 102r) (1 verse) [33401] λάμβδα δ’ ἀριστῆας δαναῶν βάλον ἕκτορος ἄνδρ(ες) [14th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 32, Cod. 38 [14th c.] (f. 99v) (1 verse) [22892] λάμδα δ᾽ ἀριστῆας δανα(ῶν) βάλλον ἕκτορο(ς) ἄνδρ(ες) [1301-1325] HEIDELBERG - Universitätsbibliothek - Palat. gr. 40 [1301-1325] (f. 187v) (1 verse) [25613] λάβδα δ’ ἀριστῆας δαναῶν, βάλον ἕκτορος ἄνδρες [1451-1500] LEIDEN - Bibliotheek der Rijksuniversiteit - Voss. gr. F° 64 [1451-1500] (f. 223r) (1 verse) [31454] λάβδα δ’ ἀριστῆας δαναῶν βάλον ἕκτορος ἄνδρες [13th c.] LONDON - British Library - Burney 86 [1059] (f. 107r) (1 verse) [24273] λάμδα δ᾽ ἀριστῆας δαναῶν βάλον ἕκτορος ἄνδρες [1451-1500] LONDON - British Library - Harley 1771 [1451-1500] (f. 201v) (1 verse) [24131] λάμδα δ’ ἀριστῆας δαναῶν βάλον ἕκτ(ο)ρος ἄνδρες [1466] LONDON - British Library - Harley 5600 [1466] (f. 104v) (1 verse) [31484] λάβδα δ’ ἀριστῆας δαναῶν βάλον ἕκτορος ἄνδρες [1476-1500] LONDON - British Library - Harley 5601 [1476-1500] (f. 119v) (1 verse) [33983] λάβδα δ’ ἀριστῆας δαναῶν βάλον ἕκτορος ἄνδρες [14th c.] LONDON - British Library - Harley 5693 [14th c.] (f. 134v) (1 verse) [25561] λάμβδα δ᾽ ἀριστῆας δαναῶν βάλον. ἕκτορος ἄνδρες [1431] LONDON - British Library - King's 16 [1431] (f. 114v) (1 verse) [30368] Λάμβδα δ’ ἀριστῆας δαναῶν βάλον ἕκτορος ἄνδρες [1460] MADRID - Biblioteca Nacional 4560 (olim N.23) [1460] (f. 137v) (1 verse) [33888] λάβδα δ’ ἀριστῆας δαναῶν βάλον ἕκτορο(ς) ἄνδρες [1301-1350] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana A 181 sup. [1301-1350] (f. 52v) (1 verse) [26053] Λάμβδα δ’ ἀριστῆ(ας) δαναῶν βάλον ἕκτορος ἄνδρες [1276] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana I 4 sup. [1276] (f. 100v) (1 verse) [26133] λάμβδα δ’ ἀριστῆας δαναῶν ἕλον ἕκτορος ἄνδρ(ες) [1301-1350] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana I 58 sup. [1301-1350] (f. 147r) (1 verse) [26167] λάβδα δ’ ἀριστῆ(ας) δαναῶν βάλλ(ον) ἕκτορο(ς) ἄνδρ(ες) [13th c.] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana L 73 sup. [13th-14th c.] (f. 154v) (1 verse) [26168] λάμβδα δ’ ἀριστί(ας) δανα(ῶν) βάλλον, ἕκτορος ἄνδρες [1251-1350] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana L 73 sup. [13th-14th c.] (f. 154v) (1 verse) [32674] λάβδα δ’ ἀριστῆας δαναῶν βάλον ἕκτορος ἄνδρες [1451-1500] MUNICH - Bayerische Staatsbibliothek - gr. 111 [1451-1500] (f. 103r) (1 verse) [34188] Λαβδα δ’ ἀριστῆ(ας) δαναῶν βάλον ἕκτορος ἄνδρες [1296-1305] MUNICH - Bayerische Staatsbibliothek - gr. 311 [1296-1305] (f. 147v) (1 verse) [33853] λάβδα δ’ ἀριστῆες δαναῶν \| βάλον ἕκτορος ἄνδρες [1321-1340] NAPLES - Biblioteca Nazionale - gr. II C 32 [1321-1340] (f. 369v) (1 verse) [31561] Λάμβδα δ’ ἀριστῆας Δαναῶν βάλον Ἕκτορος ἄνδρες [14th c.] OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Auct. T. 2.7 [12th c.] (f. 166r) (1 verse) [33051] λάμβδα δ’, ἀριστῆας δαναῶν βάλον ἔκτορος ἄνδρες [1346-1355] OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Holkham gr. 83 [1346-1355] (f. 153v) (1 verse) [30635] λάμβδα δ’ ἀριστῆας δαναῶν βάλον ἕκτορος ἄνδρες [1463] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 2685 [1463] (f. 186r) (1 verse) [33926] λάβδα δ’ ἀριστῆας δανα(ῶν), βάλον ἕκτορος ἄνδρες [1446-1455] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 2766 [1446-1455] (f. 154r) (1 verse) [32697] λάβδα δ’ ἀριστῆας δαναῶν βάλον ἕκτορος ἄνδρ(ες) [1451-1475] PARMA - Biblioteca Palatina - parm. 1130 (HH. II. 27) [1451-1475] (f. 94r) (1 verse) [22718] λάμβδα δ᾽ ἀριστῆας δαναῶν βάλον ἕκτορο(ς) ἄνδρες [1462] STUTTGART - Württembergische Landesbibliothek poet. et phil. 2° 5 [1462] (f. 205r) (1 verse) [22667] λάμβδα δ᾽ ἀριστῆας δαναῶν βάλον ἕκτορο(ς) ἄνδρες [11th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 453 (coll. 821) [11th c.] (f. 141v) (1 verse) [22636] λάμβδα δ’. ἀριστῆας δαναῶν βάλον ἕκτορος ἄνδρες [10th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 454 (coll. 822) [10th c.] (f. 137v) (1 verse) [24748] λάβδα δ’ ἀριστῆας δαναῶν βάλον, ἕκτορος ἄνδρες [15th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 456 (coll. 538) [15th c.] (f. 89r) (1 verse) [24771] λάμβδα δ’ ἀριστῆ(ας) δανα(ῶν) βάλ(ον) ἕκτορος ἄνδρες [14th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 459 (coll. 797) [14th c.] (f. II: 159r) (1 verse) [22476] λάβδα δ᾽ ἀριστῆας ἀχαιῶν βάλον ἕκτορος ἄνδρες [1451-1475] WARSAW - Biblioteka Narodowa, Zakład Rękopisów - Bos. Cim. 57 [1451-1475] (p. 429) (1 verse) [22538] λάμβδα δ᾽ ἀριστῆας δανα(ῶν) βάλον ἕκτορο(ς) ἄνδρ(ες) [13th-14th c.] WROCLAW - Biblioteka Uniwersytecka, Oddział Rękopisów - Rehdinger 26 [13th-14th c.] (f. 56v) (1 verse) [22580] λάμβδα δ᾽ ἀριστῆας δαναῶν βάλον ἕκτορος ἄνδρες [1426-1500] WROCLAW - Biblioteka Uniwersytecka, Oddział Rękopisów - Rehdinger 27 [1426-1500] (f. 190v) (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.11) Vassis ICB 2005, 36: "Stephanus Grammaticus, Acrosticha in Iliadem per rhapsodiam"
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