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Type 3696
(formerly typ/1786)

	Εὖ σοι γένοιτο τῆς σοφῆς εὐβουλίας,
	πολλὴ χάρις σοι πρὸς Θεοῦ, στεφηφόρε,
	ἀνθ᾽ ὧν συνῆξας ὧδε τοὺς ἡμῶν λόγους,
	ἐκεῖ συναχθῇς παγγενῆ σεσωσμένος.

Text source	A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 413
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Image-related epigram Patron-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Alexios I Komnenos (1048 - 15/08/1118) - PBW: Alexios/1/ Church Fathers
Tag(s)	Miniature Prayer
Translation(s)	May you prosper because of your wise counsel, great may your grace be from God, oh wearer of the crown; in return for having gathered our words here, you will be gathered in there (above) saved, with your family. Language English Source(s) I. Spatharakis, 1976, The Portrait in Byzantine Illuminated Manuscripts, Leiden: 123 Möge dein weiser Rat Erfolg haben und dir viel Gnade von Gott zuteil werden, Kronenträger, dafür, dass du hier unsere Reden hast sammeln lassen, sollst du dich dort einfinden, errettet mit der ganzen Familie! Language German Source(s) A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 413
Comment	According to Rhoby (2018: 412), Euthymios Zigabenos is most probably the author of this epigram.
Bibliography	Primary I. Spatharakis, 1976, The Portrait in Byzantine Illuminated Manuscripts, Leiden: 123 Bibliography category to be determined C. Neumann, 1971, Griechische Geschichtsschreiber und Geschichtsquellen im zwölften Jahrhundert. Studien zu Anna Comnena, Theod. Prodromus, Joh. Cinnamus, New York: 32
Number of verses	4
Occurrence(s)	[25863] εὖ σοι γένοιτο τῆς (...) ευβουλιας [1151-1200] MOSCOW - Gosudarstvennyj Istoričeskij Musej (GIM) - Sinod. gr. 387 (Vlad. 224) [1151-1200] (f. 5v) (4 verses) [19316] εὖ σοι γένοιτο τῆς σοφῆς εὐβουλίας [1126-1150] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 666 [1126-1150] (f. 1v) (4 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout, Lotte van Olmen The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	BEiÜ IV, VAT3 Vassis ICB 2005, 269: "Ad Alexium I Comn. de panoplia dogmatica e parte novem patrum ecclesiae"
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