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Type 5115
(formerly typ/3173)

	Πράξεις ζωηραὶ τῶν Χριστοῦ μυστῶν πρώτων,
	γραφεῖσαι χειρὶ ἀλιτροῦ Γεωργίου.

Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Scribe-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Acts of the Apostles
Tag(s)	Completion of the book Reference to content of the book
Translation(s)	The vivid deeds of the first initiates of Christ are written by the hand of unredeemed George. Language English Source(s) K. Weitzmann, G. Galavaris, 1990, The Monastery of Saint Catherine at Mount Sinai. The Illuminated Greek Manuscripts. From the Ninth to the Twelfth Century (vol. 1), Princeton: 190
Bibliography	Bibliography category to be determined K. Weitzmann, G. Galavaris, 1990, The Monastery of Saint Catherine at Mount Sinai. The Illuminated Greek Manuscripts. From the Ninth to the Twelfth Century (vol. 1), Princeton: 190
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[23760] πράξεις ζωηραὶ τῶν χ(ριστο)ῦ μύστων πρώτων [14th c.] METEORA - Mone Metamorphoseos 543 [14th c.] (f. 113r) (1 verse) [27005] π\|ρά\|ξ\|εις \| ζω\|η\|ραὶ \| τῶν \| χ(ριστο)ῦ \| μυστῶν πρώτων [11th c.] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 218 [11th c.] (f. 66v) (1 verse) [21873] πράξεις ζωηραὶ, τῶν χ(ριστο)ῦ μυστῶν \| πρώτων [1151-1200] SINAI - Mone tes Hagias Aikaterines - gr. 260 [1151-1200] (f. 137r) (2 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Cristina Cocola The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Vassis ICB 2005, 642: "Librarii subscr. in Actus Apostolorum"
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