| Μῦς ἔκφερεν μῦν, ἔργον ὄντ’ ἀσιτίας· | |
| οὓς χαλκέες βλέποντες ἔστασαν γέλων. | |
| ὁ μῦς δ’ ἔτι ζῶν εἶπε „μεστοὶ δακρύων, | |
| ὡς οὐδὲ μῦν δύνασθε κἂν τρέφειν ἕνα. |
| Type(s) | [5143] Μῦς ἔκφερεν μῦν, ἔργον ὄντ’ ἀσιτίας (4 verses) |
| Text source | C. Müller 1897, Ignatii et aliorum tetrasticha iambica, in O. Crusius (ed.), Babrii Fabulae Aesopeae, Lipsiae, 249-296: 266-267 |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Date | 1376-1400 |
| Manuscript | FERRARA - Biblioteca Comunale Ariostea - Cl. II. 117 [1376-1400] |
| Place in Manuscript | f. 136v |
| Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
| Genre(s) | Reader-related epigram |
| Comment | Mioni (1965: 99): 'insunt <IGNATII DIACONI> tetrasticha tria, nempe 8,19,22'. Mioni gives no text but refers to Müller (1897: 271). |
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| Number of verses | 4 |
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Last modified: 2020-11-24.
