Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 7318
(formerly typ/5148)

Ὄφις γυναικὶ ψιθυρισμὸν προσάγει.

Title(s)	In imaginem Evae a serpente seductae (Gen. 3.1-5)
Text source	A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 417-418
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Image-related epigram Text-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Eva
Tag(s)	Description of an image Miniature Reference to content of the book
Translation(s)	Die Schlange flüstert der Frau ein. Language German Source(s) A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 417
Bibliography
Number of verses	1
Occurrence(s)	[26780] ὄφις γυναικὶ ψηθυρισμὸν προσάγει [12th c.] ISTANBUL - Topkapi Sarayi Müzesi Kütüphanesi - Gayri İslami Eserler (G. İ.) 8 [12th c.] (f. 43v) (1 verse) [26779] ὄφις \| γυναι\|κὶ ψι\|θυρισμ(ὸν) \| προσά\|γει [1101-1150] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 746 [1101-1150] (f. 37v) (1 verse)
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, VAT9
Permalink	http://dev.dbbe.ugent.be/types/7318

Last modified: 2026-01-19.