Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 4277
(formerly typ/2375)

	Τὴν ᾀσματῳδωψαλμωσύνθετον βίβλον
	καὶ χειροχορδοκρουστοβροντητοκιννύραν
	καὶ τὴν μελουργὸν αὐτοκύμβαλον λύραν,
	ταύτην προφητόφθεγκτον ἔφθεγξε στόμα
	καὶ πνευματοκίνητος ᾖσε καρδία.

Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram Text-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	David Music Psalter
Tag(s)	Praise of the author Spiritual value of the book
Comment	The second verse has thirteen instead of the expected twelve syllables. DBBE Type 2523, which consists of 10 verses, "appears to be a free expansion of this shorter version" (Demoen (2022: 1383)).
Bibliography	Secondary K. Demoen 2022, An Aristophanean Epigram on the Psalter, in F. Spingou (ed.), The Visual Culture of Later Byzantium (vol. 2), Cambridge / New York, 1381-1386: 1383
Number of verses	5
Occurrence(s)	[17128] τὴν ἀσματωδωψαλ\|μωσύνθετον βίβλον [1001-1025] JERUSALEM - Patriarchike Bibliotheke - Panaghiou Taphou 22 [1001-1025] (f. 300r) (5 verses) [24455] Τὴν ἀσματοδοψαλμοσύνθετ(ον) βίβλ(ον) [13th c.] LONDON - British Library - Harley 5533 [13th c.] (f. 165v) (5 verses) [24454] τὴν ασματοδοψαλμο\|σύνθετον βίβλον [13th c.] LONDON - British Library - Royal 2 A VI [12th c.] (f. 280v) (5 verses)
Related type(s)	[2523] Τὴν ᾀσματῳδοψαλμοσύνθετον βίβλον (10 verses) (Variant (other wordings)) [6318] Τὴν ᾀσματῳδοσύνθετον βίβλον (5 verses) (Variant (other wordings))
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Kristoffel Demoen, Anne-Sophie Rouckhout The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Vassis ICB 2005, 728: "In psalterium"
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Last modified: 2022-11-15.

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