Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 7347
(formerly typ/5163)

Φονεῖς γίγαντες τῶν κακῶν ἐφευρεταί.

Text source	A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 424-425
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Image-related epigram Text-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Tag(s)	Description of an image Miniature Reference to content of the book
Critical Notes	Φονεῖς ] Σφαγεῖς Vassis
Translation(s)	Mörderische Giganten, Erfinder der bösen Dinge. Language German Source(s) A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 425
Bibliography
Number of verses	1
Occurrence(s)	[26811] σφα\|γεῖς \| γίγαν\|τε\|ς \| τῶν \| κα\|κῶν \| ἐ\|φευ\|ρε\|τ\|αί [12th c.] ISTANBUL - Topkapi Sarayi Müzesi Kütüphanesi - Gayri İslami Eserler (G. İ.) 8 [12th c.] (f. 54v) (1 verse) [26810] φονεῖς \| γίγαντες \| τῶν κα\|κῶν ἐ\|φευρεταί [1101-1150] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 746 [1101-1150] (f. 50r) (1 verse) [26812] σφαγεῖς γί\|γαντες τ(ῶν) \| κακῶν \| ἐφευρέτ(αι) [11th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 747 [11th c.] (f. 28r) (1 verse)
Acknowledgements	Creator(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout Contributor(s) Cristina Cocola, Anne-Sophie Rouckhout The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	BEiÜ IV, VAT20 Vassis ICB 2005, 703: "Inscr. in imagine gigantum"
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