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Occurrence 30844

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	Μὴ τέμνετω τις τὰ φύλλα τῶν βιβλίων·
	γράμμασιν αἰτῶ, κἂν σιγᾷ μου τό στόμα.
	Εἰ καὶ δοκοῦσιν εὐτελῆ τὰ χαρτία,
	ἀλλὰ τὸ κρίμα τομῆς ἔστι βία.

Type(s)	[4241] Μὴ τεμνέτω τις τὰ φύλλα τῶν βιβλίων (4 verses)
Text source	G. Parpulov, 2014, Toward a History of Byzantine Psalters, Plovdiv: 77
Text status	Text completely known
Date	1201-1225
Manuscript	ATHOS - Mone Megistes Lauras Δ 70 (Eustratiades 446) [30/08/984]
Place in Manuscript	f. 8r
Palaeographical information	Added by a later hand.
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Genre(s)	Reader-related epigram Scribe-related epigram
Comment	The fourth verse counts eleven instead of twelve syllables. The same epigram can be found on f. 7r as well.
Number of verses	4
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