---
title: Anonymous Iambics
title_greek: Ἀνώνυμα Ἰαμβικά
author: Iambic Work Anonymous
eul_wid: lmm-ab
eul_aid: lmm
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sha256: "841743c03b83dd0ced7287d25cc4730586ada17c9383ae4cb2effee4789e139f"
period: Hellenistic
dialect: Koine (frg)
domain: Poetry
format: Verse
license: CC0-1.0
---

# Anonymous Iambics

*Ἀνώνυμα Ἰαμβικά*

**Author:** Iambic Work Anonymous

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## Text

### book a.1

ἐπ̣ε̣ὶ̣ γ̣ὰ̣ρ̣ ἔγνων δ̣η̣ί̣[ο]υ̣ς̣ τ̣ρ̣[ομευμένους=], [ἀγανοῖς’ ἔπεσσι] πάντα θάρσυνε̣ν̣ λ̣ε̣ώ,= μένος̣ [(–)⏑–⏒–⏑–] ὡς

### book a.2

πα̣ρδ̣άλ̣εις,= οἳ δ’ ὡς̣ λέοντ[ες· ἀλλὰ νικῶντες μάχηι=][ln_5]πιόντες οἶνον ὡς κακῶν ἀφε̣[ιμένοι=] [εὗδον

### book a.3

φυγόντων] τῶν ἐ̣ν̣οικούντων γενῶν,= [κλισίαισί θ’ ἁβρὸν] εἰς ἕω τ̣εῖναν δέμας.= σκίδν̣[αντο –⏓–⏑] πᾶς Ἴω[ν’ ἰ]δών= τῶν μὲν

### book a.4

φυγ[όντων ⏑⏓]μιου λ[⏒–]. πέρι=[ln_10]εἰς εὐλάβειαν [–⏑–] π[⏒–⏑⏓]ς̣= παθῶν δὲ δ̣ε̣ί̣ν̣[ῶν –⏑–] τ[⏒–⏑⏓=]. τ[ὰ τῆς τ]ύ̣χης γὰρ

### book a.5

πλεῖσ[τ]α̣ σ̣υ̣[⏓–] [–⏓=] [.]ρ̣[–⏑–⏓–⏑]´δ̣ων κατάσκοποι.=

### book b.1

[⏒–⏑]α[⏒–⏑–⏒–⏑⏓=] [οὖ]δ̣ας

### book b.2

πατεῦσ̣α̣ ποσσὶν ἄπ̣λ̣ηκ̣τ̣ος μόθῳ= [⏒–⏑–⏒–⏑–⏒–⏑⏓=] [⏒–⏑–]ση

### book b.3

πλεῖσ̣τον ἐνκατέ̣δ̣ρ̣[α]θ̣ε̣ν̣=[ln_5]φυλα̣ [(–)⏑–⏒–⏑–⏒–⏑⏓=] [⏒–⏑–]ες ἐν μόθοισιν ἔσ̣τ̣ενο[ν=] ἀμηχά̣[νοισι –⏑–⏒–⏑⏓=] [⏒–⏑–⏒ συμφορ]αῖς

### book b.4

πον[.]ευμένοι.= ἀλλ’ [–]ς̣ αη̣ρε̣ιου̣ [⏑–⏒–⏑⏓=][ln_10][⏒–⏑–⏒–⏑ ἀ]μ̣φαφώμενοι,= ἄλλοι δ̣’ [ἐβο]υ̣λ̣εύσαντο [–⏒–⏑⏓=] [⏒–⏑–⏒–⏑–] κοιμωμένω= μήδ̣[..]λ̣ο[..]ρης [–⏑–⏒–⏑⏓=] [⏒–⏑–⏒–⏑ π]οσσὶν ἡσύχοις=[ln_15]ὕπνος̣ [⏑(–)φ̣ο̣ς̣ τον [(–)⏑–⏒–⏑⏓=] [⏒–⏑–⏒–⏑]ο̣ῦς̣ τεχνάσματος= [⏒–⏑]ι̣στ’ ὄνε̣ι[ρον –⏒–⏑⏓=] [⏒–⏑–⏒ δεμν]ίοισ̣ιν̣ ἐνκλιθείς.=

### book 1.1

[⏒–⏑–⏒–⏑–⏑]ον

### book 1.2

παθεῖν [⏒–⏑–⏒–⏑ ἤ]πιοι

### book 1.3

φρένα [⏒–⏑–⏒–⏑–⏒]α̣ρ̣α̣τος [⏒–⏑–⏒–⏑– σημ]άντορες[ln_5][⏒–⏑–⏒–⏑ αἰχ]μητὴς ἐών [⏒–⏑–⏒–⏑–⏒–]ενος [⏒–⏑–⏒–⏑–⏒–]ς

### book 1.4

τελεῖν [⏒–⏑–⏒–⏑–⏒–]ν̣οτε [⏒–⏑–⏒–⏑–⏒]ύξεται[ln_10][⏒–⏑–⏒–⏑–⏒–].τιον [⏒–⏑–⏒–⏑–⏒–]ολε [⏒–⏑–⏒–⏑–⏒–] ἔχειν̣ [⏒–⏑–⏒–⏑–⏒–]σ̣μενος [⏒–⏑–⏒–⏑–]ταλ̣.υ.θη̣[ln_15][⏒–⏑–⏒–⏑–⏒–]ς ἔχων [⏒–⏑–⏒–⏑–⏒–]μεθα ].

### book 2

π̣αντ̣[....]ι̣νες γε....[ φαινο[......]ωνδε ενμ.[ εἰ γὰρ ὠ̣[.........]ο̣ν μ̣[ χωρ.[......]ν̣[ln_5]συνια̣[....] ειτ[ ἐς μ̣ε̣σ̣ο̣ν̣ τ̣α̣[ μήτε τῶν καινῶν μετ[ γῆ̣ φό̣νωι[.......]ενη[[ln_10][..]ι̣λ̣οφ[ ]ι̣λ̣οφ[ ... .... μ[ ]μ[ πασ[ τ̣..[[ln_15]... ..]υτ[... .... μ̣ε̣ρ̣ ...[ln_20]... ... ω̣.ε̣ν̣ημεθ̣[....

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