Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 4329
(formerly typ/2425)

	Σῶτερ, κρατίστῃ χειρί σου διαρπάσας
	ἐχθροῦ παλαμναίου με τοῦ ψυχοφθόρου
	θείᾳ κλίμακι ἐγκαθόρμισον, Λόγε,
	ὅπως ἀνατρέχων γε ταύτης τὰς βάσεις
	στέφος λάβοιμι σὺν δικαίοις ἀξίως.

Text source	DBBE
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Scribe-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Heavenly Ladder John Klimax (6th c. - 7th c.) - PMBZ: 13914: "Personenkennziffer: 2791"
Tag(s)	Entreaty for first person Prayer Reference to content of the book Spiritual value of the book
Bibliography	Primary I. Sakkelion, 1890, Πατμιακὴ Βιβλιοθήκη, Athens: 71
Number of verses	5
Occurrence(s)	[30328] σῶτερ· \| κρατίστη \| χειρί σου \| διαρπά\|σας· [14th c.] JERUSALEM - Patriarchike Bibliotheke - Hagiou Saba 65 [14th c.] (f. 473r -- (alt.) f. 474r) (5 verses) [20634] Σῶτερ κρατίστη χειρί σου διἀρπάσας [1292] JERUSALEM - Patriarchike Bibliotheke - Hagiou Saba 175 [1292] (f. 211r) (5 verses) [20897] σῶτερ κρατίστη χειρί σου διαρπάσας [976-1025] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana E 108 sup. [976-1025] (f. 161v) (5 verses) [17071] Σῶτερ, κρατίστῃ χειρί σου διαρπάσας [11th c.] PATMOS - Mone tou Hagiou Ioannou tou Theologou 124 [11th c.] ((gen.) at the end of the ms.) (5 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Raf Praet, Lev Shadrin The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Vassis ICB 2005, 707: "Precatio in fine Ioann. Climaci Scalae Paradisi"
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