Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 6001
(formerly typ/3992)

	Νενευκότα με πρὸς χάρυβδιν κακίας
	Ἔγειρον, ἀνάστησον σῇ μεσιτείᾳ,
	Ἱερὸν ἀνάθημα, Βενιαμῖτα,
	Λευῖτ’ ὄρπηξ εὐφυές, στέλεχος θεῖον·
	Ὁ νοῦς ὁ πολύς, τῆς ἐκλογῆς τὸ σκεῦος·
	Ὑστατοπληρέστατε τέττιξ τοῦ Λόγου,
	Μορμολύκειον τῶν νεωτεροφρόνων,
	Ὄκιστ’ ὄπαζε τῆς ἀτοπίας λύσιν·
	Νέκυς γὰρ πέλω ὀδωδὼς ἐν σωρίῳ
	Ἄτοπα λυγρὰ λογισμῶν μισοθέων.
	Χωρεῖν λιταῖς σου πρυτάνευε ἀκέστωρ,
	Ὅφρα σαωθεὶς σὸν καὶ γένωμαι σκύλον,
	Ὕθλα μωμητὰ ἐκδραμὼν ἁμαρτίας.

Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Scribe-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Neilos II (12th c.) - VGH: 328.B (abbas of the Monastery of Saint Mary < Grottaferrata < Lazio < Italy)
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Paul (apostle, saint)
Tag(s)	Acrostic Praise of the author Prayer
Comment	Αcrostic: 'Νείλου μοναχοῦ'.
Bibliography	Bibliography category to be determined D. Gassisi 1905, Poesie di S. Nilo Iuniore e di Paolo Monaco, Abbati di Grottaferrata, Oriens Christianus, 5, 26-81: 72 D. Gassisi, 1906, Poesie di San Nilo Iuniore e di Paolo monaco abbati di Grottaferrata, Rome: 53
Number of verses	13
Occurrence(s)	[23456] Νενευκότα με. πρὸς χαρύβδην κακίας [1101-1125] EL ESCORIAL - Real Biblioteca Τ.III.12 [1101-1125] (f. 186r) (13 verses) [23457] Νενευκότα με πρὸς \| χαρύβδην κακίας [10th-11th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 1971 [10th-11th c.] (f. 208v-209r) (13 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Maria Tomadaki, Ilse De Vos The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Vassis ICB 2005, 484: "Nilus Iunior Grottaferr., In s. Paulum apost."
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