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Type 3029
(formerly typ/1133)

	Οἱ τὴν ἀληθῶς ἐνθεεστάτην βίβλον
	ταύτην ἀναπτύσσοντες εὐσεβοφρόνως
	εὔχεσθε τῷ γράψαντι, πάντες ὦ φίλοι,
	Μιχαὴλ μονάζοντι μονῆς Πατόρου·
	καὶ σερωγράψαντι τέλος τῆς βίβλου
	πτωχῷ μοναστῇ καὶ Ἰωσήφ τῷ ξένῳ

Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Scribe-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Tag(s)	Address to the reader Entreaty (asked to readers)
Comment	MESSINA - BU - S. Salv. 91 has a slightly modified version of what appears to be a standard formula: Οἱ τὴν ἀληθῶς ἐνθεεστάτην δέλτον ταύτην ἀναπτύσσοντες εὐσεβοφρόνως εὔχεσθε τῷ γράψαντι, πάντες ὦ φίλοι, πτωχῷ μοναστῇ καὶ ξένῳ Ἰωάννῃ
Bibliography	Bibliography category to be determined A. Cataldi Palau 1992, Manoscritti greci originari dell'Italia meridionale nel fondo "Additional" della British Library a Londra, Bollettino della Badia Greca di Grottaferrata (BBGG), 199-261: 246 A. Mancini, 1907, Codices graeci monasterii Messanensis S. Salvatoris, Messina: 155
Number of verses	6
Occurrence(s)	[18754] οἱ τὴν ἀληθῶς ἐνθε\|εστάτην βίβλον [1151-1200] LONDON - British Library - Add. 24377 [1151-1200] (f. 181r) (6 verses) [17062] Οἱ τὴν ἀληθῶς ἐνθεεστάτην δέλτον [11th-12th c.] MESSINA - Biblioteca Universitaria - S. Salv. 91 [11th-12th c.] (f. 172r) (4 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Raf Praet The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Vassis ICB 2005, 518: "Librarii subscr."
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