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Type 6398
(formerly typ/4359)

	Οὔνομά μευ Σαπφώ. τόσσον δ᾿ ὑπερέσχον ἀοιδὰν
	θηλειᾶν, ἀνδρῶν ὅσσον ὁ Μαιονίδας.

Title(s)	In Sappho
Text source	H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. VII-VIII (vol. 2), München: 22-23
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Antipatros of Sidon < Lebanon (2nd c. BC)
Metre(s)	Elegiacs
Subject(s)	Homer (8th c. BC) Sappho of Lesbos < Greece (6th c. BC)
Tag(s)	Epitaph Praise of the author
Translation(s)	My name is Sappho, and I excelled all women in song as much as Maeonides excelled men. Language English Source(s) W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Books 7-8 (vol. 2), Cambridge: 13 Mon nom est Sappho: j'ai autant surpassé les chants des femmes que le Méonide ceux des hommes. Language French Source(s) P. Waltz, 1938, Anthologie Grecque. Tome IV: Anthologie palatine, Livre VII, Épigrammes 1-363 (vol. 4), Paris: 63 Sappho heiß' ich; ich ragte im Singen so hoch über Frauen, wie die Männer im Lied der Maionide besiegt. Language German Source(s) H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. VII-VIII (vol. 2), München: 27
Bibliography	Primary W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Books 7-8 (vol. 2), Cambridge: 12-13 P. Waltz, 1938, Anthologie Grecque. Tome IV: Anthologie palatine, Livre VII, Épigrammes 1-363 (vol. 4), Paris: 63
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[24558] οὔνομα μὲν σάπφω τόσσον δὲ ὑπερέσχων ἀοιδῶν [15th c.] CESENA - Biblioteca Comunale (Biblioteca Malatestiana) - plut. D. XXVII. 2 [1311] (f. 204v) (2 verses) [30473] οὔνομα μὲν σάπφω τόσσον δὲ ὑπρέσκων ἀοιδῶν [15th c.] CESENA - Biblioteca Comunale (Biblioteca Malatestiana) - plut. D. XXVII. 2 [1311] (f. 204v) (2 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	Anthologia Graeca, VII.15
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