Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 4083
(formerly typ/2172)

	Σοφοκλέους ὧδ' ἐστὶ τοῦ σοφοῦ γένος,
	ὃς πάντας ἄρδην τοὺς σοφοὺς ἐν τοῖς λόγοις
	ὑπέρβαλε κράτιστα τιμῶν τοὺς λόγους
	τοὺς τραγικούς τε καὶ τραγωδιογράφους.

Text source	A. Bandini, 1770, Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Mediceae Laurentianae (vol. 3), Florence: 17*
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram Text-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Sophocles (497 BC-405 BC)
Tag(s)	Praise of the author Reference to content of the book
Bibliography	Primary E. Rostagno, N. Festa 1893, Indice dei Codici Greci Laurenziani non compresi nel catalogo del Bandini, Studi Italiani di Filologia Classica (SIFC), 1, 129-232: 151-152
Number of verses	4
Occurrence(s)	[20175] σοφοκλέους ὧδ' ἐστὶ τοῦ σοφοῦ γένος [14th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Conv. Soppr. 98 [1372] (f. 206v) (4 verses) [26193] σοφοκλέους ὧδ' ἐστὶ τοῦ σοφοῦ γένο(ς) [14th c.] LEIDEN - Bibliotheek der Rijksuniversiteit - Voss. gr. Q° 6 [14th c.] (f. 21v) (4 verses) [26012] (...)φοκλέους ὧδ' ἐστι τοῦ σοφοῦ γένος [1276-1300] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana E 103 sup. [1276-1300] (f. 1r) (3 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	Vassis ICB 2005, 682: "In Sophoclis vitam"
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