Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 2217
(formerly typ/270)

	Ζωὴ τε καὶ θάνατος ὡς πύλαι δύο
	Μέσον δὲ τούτων ὁ γλυκὺς οὗτος βίος
	Οὐδεὶς εἰσῆλθε τὴν πύλην τῆς εἰσόδου
	Ὃς οὐ παρῆλθε τὴν πύλην τῆς ἐξόδου.

Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Reader-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Michael Psellos (1018-1081) - PBW: Michael/61/
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Comment	Mich. Ps. In Mariam Scelerenam 331.
Bibliography	Primary H. Luard, 1980, A Catalogue of the Manuscripts preserved in the Library of the University of Cambridge (vol. 3), Hildesheim-New York: 706 Bibliography category to be determined M. Spadaro, 1984, Michaelis Pselli In Mariam Sclerenam, Catania:
Number of verses	4
Occurrence(s)	[17647] Ζωὴ καὶ θάνατος ὡς πύλαι δύο [15th c.] CAMBRIDGE - University Library - Kk. V. 35 [15th c.] (f. 402v) (4 verses) [29765] Ζωὴ τε καὶ θάνατος ὡς πύλαι δύο [1451-1500] CAMBRIDGE - University Library - Ll. II. 13 [1451-1500] (f. 184r) (4 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
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Last modified: 2026-01-19.