Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 4963
(formerly typ/3023)

	Μνήσθητι, κύριε, τῷ πόθῳ κτησαμένῳ
	τὴν βίβλον ταύτην, Μιχαὴλ τῷ ποιμένι
	τῶν ἁβροτίμων καὶ τοῖς δεξιοῖς συναρίθμιον.
	Ποίησον προβάτοις ὡς εὔσπλαχνος καὶ ἐλεήμων
	καὶ μὴ τὰ εὐώνυμα ἀποκερδήσω
	ἤγουν ἐρίφων ὁδυνηρὰς μερίδος.
	Ἱκέτης γὰρ ἔπεσον πρὸς Θεοτόκον,
	ἀποστόλους, Πρόδρομον τὸν Ἰωάννην,
	εὐαγγελιστὰς τοὺς ἐνταῦθα γραφέντας,
	ἵνα δι’ αὐτῶν κἂν σωτηρίας τύχω.

Text source	S. Kotzabassi, N. Patterson Ševčenko, D. Skemer, 2010, Greek manuscripts at Princeton, Sixth to Nineteenth Century: A Descriptive Catalogue, Princeton: 46
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Scribe-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Michael (14th c.) (poimen)
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable Mixture Rhythmical prose
Subject(s)	Apostles Four Evangelists John the Baptist (10 BC-1 BC - 1st c.) Michael (14th c.) (poimen) Theotokos
Tag(s)	Entreaty for first person Prayer Self-presentation
Critical Notes	5 εὐόνυμα ms. \| ἀποκερδύσω ms.
Comment	Text of Kotzabassi - Patterson Ševčenko - Skemer (2010: 46) modified by DBBE.
Bibliography	Primary S. Kotzabassi 2009, Manuscripts Speaking: The History of Readership and Ownership, in C. Hourihane (ed.), Byzantine Art: Recent Studies. Essays in honor of Lois Drewer, Tempe, Arizona, 171-184: 176
Number of verses	10
Occurrence(s)	[21693] μνήσθητι κ(ύρι)ε τῷ π(...) (...)σαμ(έν)ω [14th c.] PRINCETON - University Library - Garrett 7 [1176-1200] (f. 240r) (10 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 2011, 239: "Possessoris libri nota"
Permalink	http://dev.dbbe.ugent.be/types/4963

Last modified: 2026-01-19.