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Type 1860
(formerly typ/4)

	Ἱδρώτων οὐκ ὀλίγων Χριστέ, Θεέ μου,
	ἀδίκως στερηθείς· τοὺς πόνους ἴδε μου
	ἵλεῳ ὄμματι· κἀκεῖθεν ἄφεσιν
	δίδου μοι λύσιν πολλῶν ἀμπλακημάτων.
	Πόθῳ γὰρ προσφέρω σοι τὰς δέκα βίβλους,
	βίους ἄθλους τε μαρτύρων καὶ ὁσίων,
	πρέσβεις τούτους προβαλλόμενος θαρρήσας
	ὁ σῇ προνοίᾳ πρόεδρος Ἰωάννης.

Text source	A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 504-506
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Patron-related epigram Text-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Ioannes (1051-1100) (proedros) Jesus Christ (10 BC-1 BC - 30-33)
Tag(s)	Dedication Entreaty for first person Reference to content of the book
Translation(s)	Unjustly deprived of not a little sweat, O Christ my God, look at my labors with compassionate eye, and for this fact give me forgiveness, [even] remission of many faults. For with love do I offer to Thee the ten books, [namely the] lives and struggles of martyrs and saints; as an old man do I present these, having taken courage in such great providence [of Thine] - Bishop John. Language English Source(s) G. Vikan, 1973, Illuminated Greek Manuscripts from American Collections, Princeton: 115 Nicht geringen Schweißes, Christus, mein Gott, ungerechterweise beraubt. Sieh auf meine Mühen mit barmherzigem Auge! Dafür gewähre mir Verzeihung, Erlösung von vielen Vergehen! In sehnsüchtiger Liebe nämlich bringe ich dir die zehn Bücher dar, Leben und Kämpfe von Märtyrern und Heiligen, indem ich diese als Boten mit Zuversicht vorschiebe, ich, Ioannes, durch deine Vorsehung Bischof. Language German Source(s) A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 505
Comment	Unique epigram (see occurrence for details about manuscript and patron). Twice a proparoxytonic accent (v. 2 and 3).
Bibliography	Primary N. Patterson Ševčenko, 1990, Illustrated Manuscripts of the Metaphrastian Menologion, Chicago: 149 I. Spatharakis, 1976, The Portrait in Byzantine Illuminated Manuscripts, Leiden: 75 G. Vikan, 1973, Illuminated Greek Manuscripts from American Collections, Princeton: 114-115
Number of verses	8
Occurrence(s)	[17060] ἰδρώτ(ων) \| οὐκ ὀλίγ(ων) χ(ριστ)ὲ θεέ μου [1051-1100] PRINCETON - Theological Seminary Library acc. no. 11.21.1900 [1051-1100] (f. 1*r) (8 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Floris Bernard, Anne-Sophie Rouckhout The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	BEiÜ IV, US15 Vassis ICB 2011, 230: "Inscriptio in imagine donatoris libri"
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