first described by F. Blass, ZÄS 18 (1880), p. 35; mentioned in BKT 5.1, p. 54; J. Martin, Histoire du texte des Phénomènes d'Aratos, Paris, 1956, p. 216-218; idem, Scholia in Aratum vetera, Stuttgart, 1974, p. 560-562; reedited by M. Maehler, APF 27 (1980), p. 19-32; D. Kidd, Aratus, Phaenomena, Cambridge, 1997, p. 51-52.

Plates:

ed. princ. pl. I (fr. A verso + fr. B recto); Maehler, pl. 2 (fr. A recto only).

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Fr. A1 verso
01 oi Didumoi oti
02 apeqewsen
03 apoqnhiskein up
04 kai mh qelontos tou Poludeukous
05 o de Lewn outos esti
06 Karkinos estin on istorousi
07 ths Hras on
08
09 aplooi aplws kai
10 ws etuxen dixa onomatos
11 krati de
12 kat iqu ths kefalhs
13 ths Elikhs
14 upo de posin tois
15 opisqiois
16

recto
01 ton thn Eurwphn
02 lhqh katesthricen
03 uetou ote gardunousi
04 kefalhn taurou ws nun
05 all h men pollh te kai aglah oi de oi autou
06 lepta faeinontai Erifoi karpon kata xeiros

Fr. B1 verso
ish staqmh a
01 merous ths Arktou
02 oson
03 ews ap allhlwn dia
04 bleyin aktin eis to bl
05 h Kassiepeia eipen ga
06 wste neaths Arktou t
07 en gar thi plhroselhnwi
08 t i en
09 epirrhdhn fanerws
10 upokeimenoi o qronos
11 indallontai anti tou fainontai
12 u t

recto
01 Ippos d estin
02 hn kai Medoushs
03 wmoi kai podesakrotatoi kai zwmata panta
04 all emphs kakeiqidiwlenih tetanustai

Fr. B2 recto

01 twi nauthi ei
02 malkhn oion
03 swn
04 ka
05
06

verso
01 sisin
02 iw
03 e
04 a
05
06
07 sithi

Fr. A2 recto
01 shm emenai me
02 alla asteres eisi
03 ote de legeiasteras i
04 h hmisu ippou en tw
05 a diatupount
06 aut str
07 ro dia to
08 astra
09 kuaneos afanhs
10 oqen a
11 kat
12 o

verso
01 kai enikon
02 porqmou
03 oson prin
04 no
05
06

Fr. A1
verso
01 οἱ Δίδυμοι ὅτι   ̣[
02 ἀπεθέωσε̣ν  ̣ [
03 ἀπο̣θνήισκειν ὑπ̣[¹
04 καὶ μὴ θέλοντος τ̣ο̣ῦ̣ [ Πολυδεύκους
__________
05 ὁ δὲ Λέω̣ν οὗτός ἐστι̣[
__________
06 Καρκ̣ί̣ν̣ος ἐστὶν ὃν ἱσ̣[τοροῦσι²
07 τῆς ῞ Ηρας. ο̣ν   ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣[³
08   ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣⁴
__________

09 ἁπλόοι· ἁπλῶς καὶ [
10 ὡς ἔ̣τ̣υ̣χ̣ε̣ν̣, δίχα ὀνό[‐
11 μ̣α̣τ̣ο̣ς̣ :— κρατὶ δ̣έ̣· [
__________
12 κατ’ ἰθὺ⁵ τῆς κεφ[αλῆς
13 τ̣ῆ̣ς ʽ Ελ[ίκ]ης⁶. [
14 ὑ̣π̣ὸ̣ [δὲ π]ο̣σ̣ὶ̣ν [τοῖς
15 ὀ̣π̣ι̣[σθίοις
16   ̣ [
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recto
01 [   ?   ]τ̣ον τὴν Εὐρώπην
02 [   ?   ]λ̣η̣θ̣η κατεστήριξεν :—
03 [   ?   ὑ]ε̣τ̣ο̣ῦ⁷· ὅτε γὰρ δύνουσι
04 [   ?   κεφα]λὴν ταύρου ὡς⁸ νῦν

05 ἀλλ’ ἡ μὲν πολλή τε καὶ ἀγλαή· οἱ δέ οἱ αὐτ]ο̣ῦ
06 λεπτὰ φαείνονται ῎ Εριφοι καρπὸν κάτα χειρ]ό̣ς
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Fr. B1
verso
ἴση στάθμη α[
01 μέρους τῆς ῎ Αρκτο̣[υ
02 ὅσον
03 εως ἀπ’ ἀλλήλων δια̣[
__________
04 βλεψιν ἀκτῖν’ εἰς τὸ βλ[
05 η Κασσιέπεια εἶπεν γα[
06 ὥστ̣ε̣⁹ ν̣εάτης ῎ Αρκτου τ̣[¹⁰
__________
07 ἐν γὰρ τῆι πληροσελήν[ωι
08 τ   ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣ι̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣εν[

09 ἐπιρρήδην¹¹· φανερῶς [
10 ὑποκείμενοι¹²· ὁ θρόνος [
11 ἰνδάλλονται ἀντὶ τοῦ¹³ φαίν̣[ονται

12 [   ?   ]υ̣[   ?   ]τ[
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recto
01 ῞ Ιπ]π̣ος δ’¹⁴ ἐστίν
02 ]η̣ν καὶ Μεδούσης

03 ὦμοι καὶ πόδες ἀκρότατοι καὶ ζώματα π]άντα.
04 ἀλλ’ ἔμπης κἀκεῖθι διωλενίη τετάνυσ]τ̣α̣ι̣
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Fr. B2
recto
<̣
__________
01 τῶι ναύτηι ε̣ι̣[
02 μάλκην οἷον [
__________
03   ̣  ̣  ̣σων̣   ̣[¹⁵
__________
04 κα̣[
__________
05   ̣[
06   ̣  ̣[
__________
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verso
01 [   ?   ]σι̣σ̣ιν
02 [   ?   ]ιω
03 [   ?   ]ε̣
04 [   ?   ]α̣  ̣
05 [   ?   ]
06 [   ?   ]
07 [   ?   ]σιτηι
- - - - - - -

Fr. A2
recto
01 + σῆμ’ ἔμεναι¹⁶ με[
02 ἀλλὰ ἀστέρες εἰσὶ [
03 ὅτε δὲ λέγει ἀστέρας ι̣[¹⁷
04 ἢ ἥμισυ ἵππου¹⁸ ἐν τω[
05 α()¹⁹ διατυποῦν̣τ̣[
06 αυτ  ̣ σ̣τ̣ρ̣  ̣ [²⁰
07 ρο  ̣  ̣  ̣²¹ διὰ το̣[
__________
08 ἄστρα :—
__________

09 κυάνεος²²· ἀφανής [

__________
10 οθεν̣[  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣]α[
11 κατ  ̣[²³
12   ̣ ο̣[
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verso
01 [   ?   ]καὶ ἑνικόν
02 [   ?   ]  ̣²⁴ πορθμοῦ
03 [   ?   ]  ̣ οσον πρίν

04 [   ?   ]  ̣ νο
05 [   ?   ]  ̣  ̣
06 [   ?   ]  ̣
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03 n. 01 ἀπο̣θνήισκειν ὑπ̣[ Maehler : αποθνησκειν ϋπ̣[ P
06 n. 02 ὃν ἱσ̣[τοροῦσι Maehler : ὁν ϊσ̣[ P
07 n. 03 ο̣ν   ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣[ : ο̣νη̣δ̣ο̣κ̣[ Maehler
08 n. 04    ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣ : τ̣ο̣μ̣ε̣ν̣ο̣ν̣ Maehler
12 n. 05 κατ’ ἰθὺ Maehler : κατ’ ϊθυ P
13 n. 06 ʽ Ελ[ίκ]ης del Maehler : ελ̣ε̣[ικ]ης P
03 n. 07 ]ε̣τ̣ο̣ῦ : vel ]σ̣του Maehler
04 n. 08 ὡς Maehler : ὡς P
06 n. 09 ὥστ̣ε̣ Maehler : ὡστε P
06 n. 10 τ̣[ : vel π̣[ Maehler
09 n. 11 ἐπιρρήδην res Maehler : επιρρηδ P
10 n. 12 ὑποκείμενοι res Maehler : υποκειμ P
11 n. 13 ἰνδάλλονται ἀντὶ τοῦ res Maehler : ϊνδαλλοντ αντ P
01 n. 14 δ’ Maehler : δ’ P
03 n. 15   ̣  ̣  ̣σων̣   ̣[ : μ̣ο̣υ̣σων̣ vel ν̣ο̣η̣σων̣ Maehler
01 n. 16 σῆμ’ ἔμεναι res Maehler : σημ’ εμεν P
03 n. 17 ι̣[ : vel ρ̣[ vel γ̣[ Maehler
04 n. 18 ἵππου Maehler : ϊππου P
05 n. 19 α() res Maehler : α P
06 n. 20 αυτ  ̣ σ̣τ̣ρ̣  ̣ [ : αυτω̣ σ̣τ̣ρ̣ε̣[ Maehler
07 n. 21 ρο  ̣  ̣  ̣ : ροπ̣ι̣α̣ vel ρον̣ι̣α̣ Maehler
09 n. 22 κυάνεος res Maehler : κυαν P
11 n. 23 κατ  ̣[ : κατα̣[ vel κατο̣[ Maehler
02 n. 24 ]  ̣ : ]ε̣ vel ]σ̣ Maehler

Author:

anon.

Quoted Author:

[Aratus, Phaenomena]

Genre:

marginal scholia

Type:

mythology

Contents:

marginal scholia (with reference marks) accompanying scraps of Aratus' Phaenomena, mostly of mythographic contents:
p. 1, 1-4: on the Gemini (the Dioscuri);
p. 1, 5: on Hercules and the Nemean Lion;
p. 1, 6-8: on Cancer;
p. 1, 12-13: on Helikê;
p. 2, 1-2: on Taurus and Europa;
p. 2, 3-4: on the Hyades;
p. 3, 1-3: on Arctus;
p. 3, 4-11: on Cassiepia;
p. 4, 1-2: on Hippus;
p. 11, 1-7: on Sirius and possibly on Argo;
p. 12, 1-3: on Sirius.
Generally different from the scholia of the manuscript tradition, but with some similarities; various other minor parallels (cf. Maehler).

Proper names:

fr. A1 verso: Didymoi; Polydeukês (R); Karkinos; Hêra; Helikê;
fr. A1 recto: Eurôpê;
fr. B 1 verso: Arktos (2); Kassiepeia;
fr. B1 recto: Hippos; Medousa.

Mythological:

fr. A1 verso: Didymoi; Polydeukês (R); Karkinos; Hêra; Helikê;
fr. A1 recto: Eurôpê;
fr. B 1 verso: Arktos (2); Kassiepeia;
fr. B1 recto: Hippos; Medousa.

Material:

papyrus

Bookform:

codex

Size:

13.8 x 13.7 (fr. A)13 x 12 (fr. B)

Script:

—

Front / Back:

—

State Preservation:

margins of two double sheets of a codex, folded together, giving the following page order:
p. 1 = fr. A1 v: left part of 16 lines (scholia);
p. 2 = fr. A1 r: right part of 4 lines (scholia) + a few letters from the end of 2 lines (main text);
p. 3 = fr. B1 v: left part of 11 lines (scholia) + two letters from 1 line (main text);
p. 4 = fr. B1 r: right part of 2 lines (scholia) + a few letters from the end of 2 lines (main text);
p. 9 = fr. B2 r: scanty remains of the left part of 6 lines (scholia);
p. 10 = fr. B2 v: a few letters from the end of 7 lines (scholia) + washed-off endings of a few lines (main text);
p. 11 = fr. A2 r: left part of 12 lines (scholia);
p. 12 = fr. A2 v: endings of 6 lines (scholia).

trema (several); apostrophes; double dot and horizontal stroke in front of each new lemma, combined with paragraphos at beginning of line; a few abbreviations; various signs in front of scholia (referring to the main text); iota adscript where required.

Hand:

main text: medium-sized, informal, round, upright, bilinear;
scholia: small, informal, round, upright, generally bilinear, somewhat irregular, written quite rapidly by a proficient hand different from that of the main text, closely spaced, though usually separating the letters, with some cursive elements.

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