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Type 2866
(formerly typ/967)

	Ἄλλοις μὲν ἄλλα αἱρετὰ καὶ θυμήρη
	ἐσθλὰ ἢ φαῦλα τῶν τῆδε πέφυκέ πως,
	ἐμοὶ δὲ λόγου σύνεσις πέλει
	ποθεινὴ καὶ τιμία καὶ ὑπέρτερα
	πάντων ἡδέων καὶ τερπνῶν τῶν τοῦ βίου·
	ἤν μοι ἔνσταξον ἐν καρδίᾳ, σῶτέρ μου.
	ίνεποιούσα τὴν ἄχραντον καὶ θείαν
	τήνδε σου πυκτὴν συνιῶ καὶ τηρῶ σου
	ἀπρὶξ τὰ ἐντάλματα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
	δμόησον ταῦτα, Βαρναβᾶς δεῖται,
	ᾧ καὶ κτῆμα πέφυκεν ἡ τῆδε βίβλος.

Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Scribe-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Tag(s)	Possession Prayer Spiritual value of the book
Bibliography	Bibliography category to be determined V. Capocci, 1958, Codices Barberiniani Graeci. Codices 1-163 (vol. 1), Vatican City: 40 F. Euangelatou-Notara, 1982, Σημειώματα ἑλληνικῶν κωδίκων ὡς πηγὴ διὰ τὴν ἔρευναν τοῦ οἰκονομικοῦ καὶ κοινωνικοῦ βίου τοῦ Βυζαντίου ἀπὸ τοῦ 9ου αἰῶνος μέχρι τοῦ ἔτους 1204, Athens: 204 F. Euangelatou-Notara, 1984, Συλλογὴ χρονολογημένων σημειωμάτων ἑλληνικῶν κωδίκων. 13ος αἰώνας, Athens: 164 F. Euangelatou-Notara, 2000, Χορηγοί-κτήτορες-δωρητές σε σημειώματα κωδίκων. Παλαιολόγειοι χρόνοι, Athens: 197 M. Foti, 1989, Il monastero del S.mo Salvatore in Lingua Phari. Proposte scrittorie e conscienza culturale, Messina: 43 A. Turyn, 1964, Codices graeci vaticani saeculis XIII et XIV scripti annorumque notis instructi, Vatican City: 88 display 3 more references (6 in total) hide 3 references (6 in total)
Number of verses	11
Occurrence(s)	[21232] ἄλλοις μὲν ἄλλα αἱρετὰ καὶ θυμήρη [1149] MESSINA - Biblioteca Universitaria - S. Salv. 172 [1149] (f. 196v) (11 verses) [18553] Ἄλλοις μέν, ἄλλα αἰρετᾶ καὶ θυμίρει [1294] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Barb. gr. 39 [1294-1295] (f. 76v) (11 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Julián Bértola The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Vassis ICB 2005, 32: "Librarii subscr."
Permalink	http://dev.dbbe.ugent.be/types/2866

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