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Type 2266
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	Νείλου μὲν ποταμοῖο ῥόος χθόνα οἶδε ποτίζειν,
	Νείλου δ᾽αὖ μοναχοῖο λόγος φρένας οἶδεν ἰαίνειν.

Title(s)	Εἰς Νεῖλον μοναχὸν τὸν μέγαν ἐν ἀσκηταῖς
Text source	W. Paton, M. A. Tueller, 2014, The Greek Anthology. Books 1-5 (vol. 1), Cambridge: 62-63
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dactylic hexameter
Subject(s)	Neilos of Ankyra (saint) (4th-5th c.)
Tag(s)	Praise of the author Spiritual value of the book
Critical Notes	2 ἰαίνειν ] Paton-Tueller, Beckby : πιαίνειν Waltz : ἡδύνειν ms.
Translation(s)	On Nilus the great ascetic monk The stream of the river Nile can water the earth; the word of the monk Nilus can delight the mind. Language English Source(s) W. Paton, M. A. Tueller, 2014, The Greek Anthology. Books 1-5 (vol. 1), Cambridge: 63 Sur le moine Nil, grand parmi les ascètes Le fleuve Nil sait, de ses flots, abreuver la terre; et le moine Nil sait, par sa parole, féconder les coeurs. Language French Source(s) P. Waltz, 1928, Anthologie Grecque. Tome I: Anthologie palatine, Livres I-IV (vol. 1), Paris: 39 Auf den Mönch Neilos, (den großen Asketen) Wissen die Wasser des Neilos, des Flusses, die Erde zu tränken, wissen die Worte des Neilos, des Mönches, die Herzen zu wärmen. Language German Source(s) H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. I-VI (vol. 1), München: 167
Bibliography	Primary H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. I-VI (vol. 1), München: 166-167 H. Stevenson, 1885, Codices manuscripti Palatini Graeci, Rome: 200 P. Waltz, 1928, Anthologie Grecque. Tome I: Anthologie palatine, Livres I-IV (vol. 1), Paris: 39
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[17701] νείλου μὲν ποταμοῖο ῥόος, \| χθόνα εἶδε ποτίζειν [14th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Palat. gr. 351 [14th c.] (f. 57v) (2 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.
Identification	Anthologia Graeca, I.100 Vassis ICB 2005, 482: "In Nilum mon. magnum inter ascetas"
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