Type 3646
(formerly typ/1753)

Εὔχεσθε τῷ γράψαντι πάντες ὁρῶντες,
ὅπως ἱλασμὸν πλημμελημάτων λάβοι.
Text source K. Giannikou 2026, Formulaic Language in Byzantine Book Epigrams: A Typology Grounded in Ritually-Charged Pragmatic Functions, Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies (GRBS)(66.1), 1-41: 24
Text status Text completely known
Editorial status Not a critical text
Genre(s) Scribe-related epigram
Metre(s) Dodecasyllable
Tag(s)
Translation(s) Pray for the scribe, all who behold this,
so that he may receive atonement for his transgressions.
Language
English
Source(s)
K. Giannikou 2026, Formulaic Language in Byzantine Book Epigrams: A Typology Grounded in Ritually-Charged Pragmatic Functions, Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies (GRBS)(66.1), 1-41: 24
Translator(s)
Kyriaki Giannikou
Comment
For the purposes of the paper, this translation is as literal as possible.
Bibliography
Number of verses 2
Occurrence(s) [19414] εὔχεσθαι τῶι γράψαντι πάν|τες ὁρῶντες [07/06/1109]
OXFORD - Corpus Christi College 25 [07/06/1109] (f. 161v)
(2 verses)
Related type(s) [35132] Εὔξασθε τῷ γράψαντι πάντες ὁρῶντες (2 verses) (Variant (other wordings))
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Identification Vassis ICB 2005, 271: "Librarii precatio"
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Last modified: 2026-06-12.