Text source |
A. McCollum 2015, The Rejoicing Sailor and the Rotting Hand: Two Formulas in Syriac and Arabic Colophons, Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies, 18, 67-93: 73
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Text status |
Text completely known |
Editorial status |
Not a critical text |
Genre(s) |
Scribe-related epigram
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Metre(s) |
Dodecasyllable
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Tag(s) |
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Translation(s) |
As a calm harbor is pleasant to those who sail,
So, too, is the last line to those who write.
- Language
- English
- Source(s)
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A. McCollum 2015, The Rejoicing Sailor and the Rotting Hand: Two Formulas in Syriac and Arabic Colophons, Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies, 18, 67-93: 73
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Bibliography |
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Number of verses |
2 |
Occurrence(s) |
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Related type(s) |
[2646] Ὥσπερ τοῖς πλέουσιν ἡδὺς ὁ λιμήν
(2 verses)
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Acknowledgements |
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Identification |
Vassis ICB 2005, 900: "Librarii nota in fine laboris"
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Permalink |
https://dbbe.ugent.be/types/2965 |