Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 19763
(formerly occ/3321)

	μελίτταν τὴν μέλιτος μελιττοτέραν
	ἥτις γέμει μέλιτος γλυκαίου πάνυ
	οἱ ποθοῦντες μέλιτος ἀπογευθῆναι
	δεῦτε προσπελάσατε τῇ μελιῤῥύτῳ
	ταύτην ἀναπτύξατε καὶ χορτασθῆτε.

Type(s)	[3730] Μέλιτταν τὴν μέλιτος μελιτωτέραν (5 verses)
Text source	H. Coxe, 1969, Greek Manuscripts, Oxford: 2
Text status	Text completely known
Date	1201-1325
Manuscript	OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Barocci 2 [1201-1325]
Place in Manuscript	(unsure) f. 138v
Contextual information	The epigram refers to 'Antonii magni monachi Melissa' (Coxe (1969: 2)).
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Genre(s)	Scribe-related epigram
Number of verses	5
Related occurrence(s)	[19601] μέλιτταν τὴν μέλιτος μελιττοτέραν [15th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale - Conventi Soppressi G.II.496 (Olivieri 54) [15th c.] (f. 99v) (5 verses) (3/5) [20752] Μέλιτταν τὴν μέλιτος μελιτωτέραν [15th c.] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana A 106 sup. [15th c.] (f. 105r) (5 verses) (4/5)
Acknowledgements	Creator(s) Renaat Meesters Contributor(s) 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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