Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 3675
(formerly typ/1794)

	[Ποτ'] ὢν Δαυὶδ ποιμνίων φυτοσπόρος
	ἔμελλε λαὸν ποιμανεῖν τοῦ Κυρίου.

Text source	A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 305-306
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram Image-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	David
Tag(s)	Miniature Praise of the author
Translation(s)	David, einst Vater der Herden, sollte das Volk des Herrn weiden. Language German Source(s) A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 305
Bibliography	Primary A. Cutler, 1984, The Aristocratic Psalters in Byzantium, Paris: 48 G. Parpulov, 2014, Toward a History of Byzantine Psalters, Plovdiv: 136
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[19327] (...)ων ο δα(υι)δ ποιμνι(...) φυτοσπο(...) [1090] LONDON - British Library - Add. 36928 [1090] (f. 44v) (2 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout, Cristina Cocola The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	BEiÜ IV, GB18 Vassis ICB 2005, 641: "In imaginem Davidis et Melodiae"
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Last modified: 2026-01-19.