Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 7010
(formerly typ/4922)

	Γῆς ἐπέβην γυμνὸς γυμνός θ᾿ ὑπὸ γαῖαν ἄπειμι·
	καὶ τί μάτην μοχθῶ γυμνὸν ὁρῶν τὸ τέλος;

Text source	L. Floridi 2014, La silloge di epigrammi 'lucianei' del codice Riccardiano 25, Rivista di Filologia e di Istruzione Classica, 142, 103-120: 110
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Scribe-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Palladas (4th c.)
Metre(s)	Elegiacs
Tag(s)	Complaint Repentance
Translation(s)	Naakt kwam ik op deze aarde, en naakt zal ik haar weer verlaten. Waarom dan sloof ik mij uit? Naakt is het nakende eind. Language Dutch Source(s) K. Demoen 2022, Verzen bij Lucianus, Kleio, 51(1), 68-73: 71 Naked I came upon earth and naked I leave it. Why do I toil in vain seeing the end in nakedness? Language English Source(s) M. Tomadaki, E. van Opstall 2019, The Tragedians from a Byzantine Perspective: Book Epigrams on Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, Medioevo Greco. Rivista di storia e filologia bizantina. (MEG), 19, 193-220: 206 Naked I alighted on the earth and naked shall I go beneath it. Why do I toil in vain, seeing the end is nakedness? Language English Source(s) W. Paton, 1918, The Greek Anthology. Books 10-12 (vol. 4), Cambridge: 33 Je suis venu sur la terre nu et nu m'en irai sous la terre: pourquoi peiner en vain, quand je vois que je serai nu jusqu'à la fin? Language French Source(s) J. Irigoin, F. Maltomini, 2011, Anthologie Grecque. Tome IX: Anthologie palatine, Livre X (vol. 9), Paris: 22 Nackt bin ich auf die Erde gekommen, nackt gehe ich wieder unter die Erde. Wozu mühe ich mich unnütz? Ich sehe doch das nackte Ende. Language German Source(s) R. Merkelbach, J. Stauber, 2002, Steinepigramme aus dem griechischen Osten. Die Südküste Kleinasiens, Syrien und Palaestina (vol. 4), Stuttgart: 62 Nackt einst kam ich zur Welt, und nackt einst fahr ich zur Grube: Seh ich das Ende so nackt - soll ich umsonst mich bemühn? Language German Source(s) H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. IX-XI (vol. 3), München: 507
Comment	Note that this epigram is also attributed to Lucian in other traditions (cf. Floridi (2014: 112): "AP. 10, 58: Pl (come P) attribuisce l’epigramma a Pallada, mentre lo assegnano a Luciano i florilegi bizantini e i paremiografi").
Bibliography	Primary H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. IX-XI (vol. 3), München: 506-507 K. Demoen 2022, Verzen bij Lucianus, Kleio, 51(1), 68-73: 71-72 J. Irigoin, F. Maltomini, 2011, Anthologie Grecque. Tome IX: Anthologie palatine, Livre X (vol. 9), Paris: LV-LVI, 22 R. Merkelbach, J. Stauber, 2002, Steinepigramme aus dem griechischen Osten. Die Südküste Kleinasiens, Syrien und Palaestina (vol. 4), Stuttgart: 62 W. Paton, 1918, The Greek Anthology. Books 10-12 (vol. 4), Cambridge: 32-33 M. Tomadaki, E. van Opstall 2019, The Tragedians from a Byzantine Perspective: Book Epigrams on Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, Medioevo Greco. Rivista di storia e filologia bizantina. (MEG), 19, 193-220: 206 display 3 more references (6 in total) hide 3 references (6 in total)
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[26210] Γῆς ἐπέβην γυμνὸς γυμνός θ᾿ ὑπὸ γαῖαν ἄπειμι [1451-1500] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Riccardiana 25 [1451-1500] (f. IIIv) (2 verses)
Related type(s)	[34498] Ἡ χεὶρ μὲν ἡ γράψασα σήπεται τάφῳ (6 verses) (Variant (permutation of words), Consists of)
Acknowledgements	Information on the type courtesy of Matías Fernandez Robbio. Contributor(s) Cristina Cocola, Maria Tomadaki, Anne-Sophie Rouckhout The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Anthologia Graeca, X.58 Vassis ICB 2005, 119: "Palladas, De vanitate vitae"
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