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Type 4553
(formerly typ/2635)

	Ἡ κρυερὴ μυοβατραχομαχία τέλος ἔσχεν,
	ὡς τότε ἡ νῦν ἰὼ ἐπ' ἤματι πᾶσα γέγραπτο.

Text source	G. de Andrés Martínez, 1987, Catálogo de los códices griegos de la Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid: 258
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Scribe-related epigram Text-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dactylic hexameter
Subject(s)	Homer (8th c. BC)
Tag(s)	Completion of the book Division of the book Reference to content of the book
Comment	Text of de Andrés Martínez (1987: 258) modified by DBBE.
Bibliography	Primary G. de Andrés Martínez, 1967, Catálogo de los codices griegos de la Real Biblioteca de El Escorial. Códices 421-649 (vol. 3), Madrid: 133 K. Hajdú, 2003, Katalog der griechischen Handschriften der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek München. Codices graeci Monacenses 110–180 (vol. 3), Wiesbaden: 29 E. Martini, D. Bassi, 1906, Catalogus codicum graecorum Bibliothecae Ambrosianae (vol. 2), Milan: 943 E. Mioni, 1992, Catalogus codicum Graecorum Bibliothecae Nationalis Neapolitanae (vol. 1.1), Rome: 258 G. Pierleoni, 1962, Catalogus codicum Graecorum Bibliothecae Nationalis Neapolitanae (vol. 1), Roma: 306 C. Samberger, 1968, Catalogi codicum graecorum qui in minoribus bibliothecis Italicis asservantur (vol. 2), Leipzig: 215 display 3 more references (6 in total) hide 3 references (6 in total)
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[23236] ἡ κρυερὴ μυοβατραχομαχίη τέλος ἔσχεν [11th c.] EL ESCORIAL - Real Biblioteca Ω.I.12 [11th c.] (f. 6v) (1 verse) [31473] ἡ κρυερηὶ μυοβατραχομαχίη· τέλος ἔσχεν [1476-1500] LONDON - British Library - Harley 5601 [1476-1500] (f. 6r) (1 verse) [19889] ἡ κρυερὴ μυοβατραχομαχίη τέλος ἔσχεν [1476-1500] MADRID - Biblioteca Nacional 4697 (olim N.159) [1476-1500] (f. 65r) (2 verses) [21161] ἡ κρυερὴ μυοβατραχομαχία τέλος ἔσχεν [1476-1500] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana C 7 inf. [1476-1500] (f. 29v) (1 verse) [32642] ἡ κρυερηὶ μυοβατραχομαχία τέλος ἔσχεν [1451-1500] MUNICH - Bayerische Staatsbibliothek - gr. 111 [1451-1500] (f. 5v) (1 verse) [18955] Ἡ κρυερὴ μυοβατραχομαχία τέλος ἔσχεν [1376-1425] NAPLES - Biblioteca Nazionale - gr. II C 37 [1376-1425] (f. 381v) (1 verse) [23948] ἡ κρυερὴ μυοβατραχομαχία τέλος ἔσχεν [1413] ROME - Biblioteca Casanatense 306 [1413] (f. 238r) (1 verse) [24476] ἡ κρυερὴ μυοβατραχομαχία, τέλος ἔσχ(εν) [1335-1336] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Palat. gr. 7 [1335-1336] (f. 3r) (1 verse) [25368] ἡ κρυερὴ μυοβατραχομαχία τέλος ἔσχεν [14th-15th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Reg. gr. 92 [14th-15th c.] (f. 50v) (1 verse) display 6 more occurrences (9 in total) hide 6 occurrences (9 in total)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Raf Praet, 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, 304: "In fine Batrachomyomachiae"
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