Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

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Type 7140
(formerly typ/5026)

	Ὅταν ἐμῶν εἰς πέλαγος πονηρῶν ἔργων βλέψω
	<ἀλλ'> ἄβυσσος χρηστότητος τῆς σῆς ψυχαγωγεῖ με.

Title(s)	Niceph. Uranus, Alphabetum (vv. 43, 45)
Text source	A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 199
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Image-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Nikephoros Ouranos (991-1010)
Metre(s)	Decapentasyllable
Tag(s)	Death Miniature Repentance
Translation(s)	Whenever I cast eyes upon the sea of my transgressions The infiniteness of your mercy, O God, gives me succor. Language English Source(s) G. Parpulov 2010, Psalters and Personal Piety in Byzantium, in P. Magdalino, R. Nelson (eds.), The Old Testament in Byzantium, Washington DC, 77-105: 97 Wenn ich auf das Meer meiner schlechten Taten blicke – doch tröstet mich deine abgrundtiefe Güte. Language German Source(s) A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 199
Comment	These verses belong to a parainetic poem by Nicephorus Uranus ('Alphabet', vv. 43, 45).
Bibliography	Primary G. Parpulov 2010, Psalters and Personal Piety in Byzantium, in P. Magdalino, R. Nelson (eds.), The Old Testament in Byzantium, Washington DC, 77-105: 96-97
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[26616] (...) ἐμ(ῶν) εἰς πέλαγο(ς) πονηρῶν ἔργων βλέψ(ω) [1101-1150] ATHOS - Mone Dionysiou 65 [1101-1150] (f. 11v) (2 verses)
Acknowledgements	Creator(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout 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	BEiÜ IV, GR18
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