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Type 5697
(formerly typ/3737)

	Πόλον ὁ κλείσας ἐνδίκως ὕειν βροτοῖς
	ξενοτροφεῖται χειρὶ τῆς Σαραφθίας·
	τὸν Ἀχαὰβ δὲ τοῖς ἐλέγχοις ἐκπλύν[ω]ν·
	πῦρ ἐκ πόλου κάτεισι τὴν Βάαλ φλέγον·
	δίφρῳ τε λοιπὸν αἰθερόδρομον χάριν
	ἀρθεὶς μαθητῇ τὴν μηλωτὴν προσνέμει.

Text source	A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 487-488
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Image-related epigram Text-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Elijah (prophet)
Tag(s)	Description of an image Miniature Reference to content of the book
Translation(s)	He who rightly prevented the heavens from raining upon mortals is hospitably is fed by the hand of the woman of Sarepta. While he castigates Ahab with his censures, fires descends from heaven and burns Baal. He is then lifted in a chariot and grants his hairy garment to his disciple, a gift that traverses the air. Language English Source(s) C. Mango 2011, The Epigrams, in P. Canart (ed.), La Bible du Patrice Léon. Codex Reginensis Graecus 1, Città del Vaticano, 59-79: 73 Jener, der rechtens den Himmel verschloss, auf die Menschen zu regnen, wird bewirtet von der Hand der Frau aus Sarepta; Achaab aber reinigt er durch Vorwürfe. Feuer kommt vom Himmel herab und verbrennt Baal. Mit dem Wagen hebt er dann ab und teilt das in der Luft schwebende Geschenk, das Schaffell, dem Schüler zu. Language German Source(s) A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 488
Bibliography	Primary C. Mango 2011, The Epigrams, in P. Canart (ed.), La Bible du Patrice Léon. Codex Reginensis Graecus 1, Città del Vaticano, 59-79: 73 T. Mathews 1977, The Epigrams of Leo Sacellarios and an Exegetical Approach to the Miniatures of Vat. Reg. Gr. 1, Orientalia Christiana periodica, 43, 94-134: 130-131
Number of verses	6
Occurrence(s)	[22983] πόλον ὁ κλείσας ἐνδίκως ὕειν βροτοῖς [926-975] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Reg. gr. 1 [926-975] (f. 302v) (6 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout, Lotte van Olmen The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	BEiÜ IV, VAT99 Vassis ICB 2005, 636: "Leo Sacellarius*, In Eliam proph."
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