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Vita Euripidis (P. Oxy. 9.1176)

Source: Arrighetti, G. (ed.), Satiro. Vita di Euripide. Pisa: Libreria Goliardica Editrice, 1964: 37–81.

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1[]...[] ἀ̣λλαχῇ πο̣[λλ’ ἐ‐] [ρ]ητόριζε[ν ἐν] τοῖς λόγοι[ς ὢν]
5λογικό[ς· καὶ] παραμιμή[σα‐] [σθ]αι τ.ν̣υ̣[] [..]κ̣ης δυ[να‐] [τ]ὸ[ς] α̣π̣[..].[]
10[..]ν[.]ονο.[] [..]οι[]
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1[]μ̣.[] [.....].[..]δω[] [...]. ὅλης πα̣ρ̣‐ [..]ει δ’ ἕωλ̣ο̣ς
5[..]τε παρθέ‐ [ν.. χ]οροῦ τρι‐< [....]τις κή‐< [λησι]ν̣ ἐξηῦ‐< [ρεν] ποδός.Column end
10[ἅπα]ς δ’ ἄτιμος [ὅς γε] μ̣ὴ κείνωι [συνῆι’·] (B) Εἴη ἂν [τῶι ὄν]τι Ἕλλη‐ [νος] καὶ εὐαγώ‐
15[γου] πρὸς τὸ δ[.] [... φι]λ̣ηκοΐα
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1ἐ̣ὰν[] ασω̣[] ουμ[] τομ̣[]
5τ[] αλ̣[] σ[] θ[] ει̣[]
10ν̣[]
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1[]η̣ []..φ̣α [].τοις []ογοις
5[]οι []ν̣ []κ̣ου []η̣ν [].ου
10[]ης [].ς̣
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1α̣[] τω̣[] αμ̣[] π []
5ξ[] τη[] ζο.[] γιζ̣[] αν[]
10ουσ̣[] [.]ε̣.[]
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1[]ει.[] [].τ̣ει.[] []τ̣έχνη̣[] [πολ]λὴν ε[]
5[]ι̣ν ὑπ[] []ε̣ν̣σι̣[] []ν̣[]
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1[]φιλ̣[] []μβα[] []ω̣ν παρ[] []αζομεν[]
5[].ν ἀπὸ̣ π[] []ης λογ[] [ἀ]κροασ[] [κατ]απαυ.[] []π̣ο̣υ̣σ̣[]
10[]...[]
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1[].τ̣ο̣[] []οων λ̣[] []καιρω̣[] []ο̣νω̣.[]
5[]ἔγραφεν[] []άμενοσ̣[] []. αὐτῆι τ[] []ν̣οπαια[] []μ̣ατο[]
10[]ειωτω[] [ἐνό]μισεν[] []ἰδίαν α[] [].καλὸν[] []ταγμα̣[]
15[]αδελ[] []ην..[]
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1[]τυ[] []ν̣κα[] [τ]έχν[η] []ε̣ρπα̣[]
5[]φ̣[]
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1[]. []< []ς̣ []ε
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1[]ος ζη‐ [ ἀλ]λὰ καὶ [ηὖξ]εν καὶ ἐ‐ [τε]λείωσεν
5ὥσ̣τε τοῖς μετ’ αὐτὸν ὑπερβολὴν μ̣ὴ λιπεῖν· [κ]ατὰ μὲν οὖνColumn end
10[τ]ὴν τέχνην [ἀ]νὴρ τοιοῦ‐ τος· διὸ καὶ Ἀριστοφάνης ἐπιθυμεῖ<
15τὴν γλῶσσαν αὐτοῦ μετρῆ‐ σαι ‘δι’ ἧς τὰ λ̣[επ]τ̣ὰ ῥήματ’ [ἐξεσμ]ήχετο‘·
20[ἔτι δ]ὲ καὶ τὴν [ψυ]χὴν μέγας [ἦν] σχεδὸν [ὡς] ἐν τοῖς [πράγ]μασιν·
25[προσ]εμάχε‐ [το γὰ]ρ ὥσπερ [προ]ε̣ίρη[κ]α [..].νε.[..] ἀ‐ γῶνι μᾶλ[λο]ν
30[π]ρὸς πο̣[ητὰ]ς [ὅ]τε κα[....]α [τ]οσαυ[...].ν [.]δα[]
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1δι̣[] γα[] ωσ[] τηθ[]
5σοφ[] οντ[] δηι ν.[] και ου̣[] κατη[]
10εἰς τὰσ[] να[..].[] κα[] τ[] ο.[]
15πολ̣[] ραλο[] ηλθ[] εα̣.[] την̣[]
20αν.[] σω[] ψω[] δετ̣[] ρα[]
25α[] μ̣ε̣[] νος.[] τω[] α[]
30π.[]
τ̣ε̣

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1[ἀνώγει ἠ]λε[ός,] [ὅς τ’ ἐ]φέη‐ [κε πολύ]φρο[νά] [περ μάλ’ ἀ]ε[ῖ‐]
5[σαι κ]αὶ θ̣’ ἁ̣π̣α̣‐ [λὸν] γελάσαι [καὶ] τ’ ὀρχήσα‐ [σθαι ἀ]νῆκε̣ κ̣[αί] [τ]ε ἔπος
10[προέη]κεν [ὅπερ τι] ἄρρη‐ [τον ἄμ]εινον̣
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1[].[] []εν̣[] [].τι[] [].. ἐγὼ
5[πά]νυ γὰρ< []ρ̣αν δι< []ν κατη‐ [γοροῦ]ντα< []ωνοσ[]
10[]ς τὸ ἦθ[ο]ς []στην<
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15[]μην[] []ταυ[] []...[]
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1δε[] να[] ειν[] τοι[]
5παλ̣[]
αρο̣[] πε[] με[] η.[]
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1[]κ̣εδ̣[] []λ̣υθα[] [τ]οῦ Ἀχιλ‐ [λέως ...] ἦ̣θος
5[τ]οῦ Νεο‐ [πτολέμο]υ̣ πρὸς []ιξει []λη []ε
10[].
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1α[] ο̣[] .[]
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1[]. [] [] []α̣
5[].η̣ []. []
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10[]υ []μ̣ε []< []ειν
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1τ[] .[] τ̣[] ν[]
5λθ̣[] ε.[]
π[] αυ[] κα[]
10γε̣[] ..[]
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[]ς καὶ αμα[] []ε̣φαινο̣[] []αι ἠδικο̣[] []ο̣ς· και̣[]
5[]η̣που[] []ε̣υτ̣[]
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[Μ]α̣κεδ[] []ιος α[] []το[] []να[]
5[]ντο[] []ι̣τα[]
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1[]σ̣η[] []αισι[] []μει[] []μ̣ησ̣[]
5[]ν̣ομ[] []οσ[]
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[]. ἐ̣κ τῆς []ν̣ης ἱκα‐
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5[]ς αὐτὸς []η ποιη‐ []ο̣υσω [σ]ὺν τοῖς
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[βο̣] [λυ̣]
τησ̣[] λαντα̣[]
5κακοῦ[] τι· αλ̣[̣] .ο[..]ε[]
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[].ε[.] []πιστευ []ευετω []κατα
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λεγη[] τοδε[] τισ[.]ε[] λα[.]ω[]
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1[..].[...]α̣δ̣[] [πο]λλή· ἀη̣δό‐ [νος] γὰρ ὁ Ἡσίο‐< [δο]ς ὑπὲρ ἐν‐<
5[..]κ̣αι ὄντι<< [...]..ει πολλὰ [.....].ν̣ πολε‐ [μ....].νομαν [....]α μὴ λυπει‐
10[...]...ην· καὶ
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1η[] μ[] εν[] πα̣[]
5φ̣υ[] η̣ι[] τ[]
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1ἐυλα[] βάλλει τὴ̣[ν] τείνουσα̣[ν τοῖς] ἰδιώται[ς]
5τ[....]α̣υ[]
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1[].[] []νδυ[] []υτονι[]
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1[]προ [ην] []τα []τ̣[]
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1[]υ̣ρα̣[] []οιχ[] []ν μον̣[] []ν̣ηγυρ[]
5[]ερπα.[] []ν̣ πολυ̣[] []σ̣ι χερ[] []κ̣ουον̣[] []ου γ̣ὰ̣[ρ]
10[]λ̣ω̣ν[] []ο̣υσ̣α[]
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1[]σαν̣[] []ρεψ[] [].ς· .[] []δει[]
5[].ασ̣[] [].π̣ι̣.[]
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1[]π̣ι̣[] []λ̣ησ[] []υ̣π[]
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1[]..[] []νη[] []α̣νε[] []ταλο[]
5[]αρ[] [].[]
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1[]ρ[] []π..[] []ω...[] []..[]
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1[]. []. []των []ο̣ν
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1κ̣[] τ[] σ̣[] ε̣[]
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1[]ν· .[] []και[] []εισ̣[] []ν̣α[]
5[]. ε[]
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1ρ[] ν[] εσ[] α[]
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1[]η̣[] []ερω[] [].τα[]
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1[]ν []ε<
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1[]τ̣ο βι[] []...[]
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1[]α̣ι̣[] []οση[] []ται̣[] [π]ολυ.[]
5[]οθη.[] []μα[] []τ̣οις ε[] []π̣ερ̣οχ̣[] []ν̣δ̣ηλ̣.[]
10[]ς̣ προσ[] [κ]ατὰ τῶ̣ν []ω̣ντων []ισει και []παι· τῆι
15[]η δυνα []ι̣στα []ν· κ̣αὶ [].ατον []ουναι
20[]ασθαι· []ος οὗ φη‐ [].. λόγους []τας οὐκ[] []εσα.[..]ω[]
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1[]α̣ια λαι []αι· ὅτ’ ἐν []μ̣ατων []λ̣ε
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1σ[] χ[] λ[] .[]
5.[]
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1[].[] []ο̣ν[] []γὰρ̣[] []υτ[]
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1[]...[] []ησε[] []τη.[]
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16[οὐκ ἐπ̣ὶ] τοῖς [ἰ]δ̣ίο̣ις ἀγαθοῖς [ὑ]ψηλὸς ὢν [ο]ὐκ ἐπὶ τοῖς
20[ἀλ]λοτρίοις [ψό]γοις ταπει‐
[νού]μενος· ἔ‐ [πειτ]α δὲ τὸν [Ἀνα]ξαγόραν
25[δαιμ]ονίως [....]..[.] φυσι[ο‐] [λογ....]μα []φαι []ς
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19παισ[.].ο.[.]υ̣α̣
20τὸν ἐν αἰθη[ρί‐] ωι ῥύμβωι π[άν‐] των φύσιν ἐ̣[ν‐] πλέξαντα ὃν πέρι̣ [μ]ὲν φῶς
25πέρι δ’ [ὀρφναία] νὺξ α[ἰολόχρως] ἄκ[ριτός τ’ ἄ‐] σ[τρων ὄχλος]
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6α[...]ι̣οφ[....]
κ[..].οισ[....] λ[...]υμε̣[....] σο[ὶ τ]ῶι π[άν‐]
10των μεδ[έον‐] τι χλόην π̣[ε‐] λανόν τε φέρ̣[ω] Ζεὺς εἴ̣[θ’] ᾍδης̣ ὀνομ[άζηι’]· ἀ‐
15κριβῶς ὅλως περιείληφε[ν] τὸν Ἀναξ[α‐] γόρειον [διά‐] κοσμον [ἔπεσι]
20τρισὶν περι[ιών·] καὶ ἄλληι γ[έ] πηι διαπορ[εῖ] τί πότ’ ἐστ̣ι̣ τὸ προεστη‐
25κὸς τῶν οὐρα‐ νίων· ‘Ζεὺς [εἴ]τ’ ἀνάγκ[η] [φύσεω]ς εἴτ[ε] [νοῦς βροτῶν]
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7[]..[] []ο πλέω
[].ατ̣ος αν̣
10[...].σασθαι< [τὸν] Ἡ̣ρακλέα· [καὶ] δὴ καὶ τὴν [ἀρε]τὴν ἐπιφ[υο‐]< [μέν]ην τοῖς προ‐
15ε̣ιρημένοις [ἐπε]ὶ λέγει ‘τίς [ἀτι]μ̣όθεος [κ]αὶ [πα]ραδαίμ[ων] [ὃς] τάδε λεύσ‐
20[σω]ν̣ οὐ προδι‐ [δά]σκει ψυχὴν [αὑ]τοῦ θεὸν ἡ‐ [γεῖ]σθαι, μετε‐ [ωρ]ολόγων δ’ ἑ‐
25[κὰ]ς ἔρριψεν [σκολιὰ]ς ἁπά‐ [τας ὧν] τολ‐ [μηρὰ γλ]ῶσς’ εἰ‐ [κοβολ]εῖ [πε‐]
30[ρὶ τῶν ἀ]φα[νῶν]
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(6)

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6[]δυε̣ι̣ δρά‐ [σαν]τα· ἔνι γὰ[ρ]
π̣[ό]νος· ἀλλ’ [ὅ‐] τ[ωι] πάρεστιν
10τ[ὸ] πονεῖν τῶν τ̣’ ἀγαθῶν κε‐ κλῆσθαι φίλος ὢν ἐμ[ὸ]ς λεγέ‐ σθω· τ̣ί μά‐
15τ̣[α]ν βροτοὶ δ̣[ὲ] πο̣λλ̣[ὰ π]έπα‐ σθε πλ[ού]τ̣ωι τε δο̣κε[ῖτ’] ἀ[ρ]ε‐ τὰ[ν κατερ]γά‐
20σεσ[θ]α[ι, τί] δ’ εἰ τιν’ Αἴτν[α]ς πάγον Π[αρί‐]< αν τε πέτραν χρυσήλατον
25ἐν θαλάμοις ἔχοιτε πασ[ά‐] μενοι πατρί‐ ο[ι]ς, οὗτοι τ[ό‐] τ̣ε μ̣ὴ πεφυ‐
30[κ]
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8[Βοσπό‐]
ρου̣ πέρα Ν[είλου]
10τε ναυστολοῦ‐ σι χρημάτων< χάριν ἀστρο‐< [σκο]π̣οῦ̣ντες, [ἐνα]λ̣ίαν τρικυ‐<
15[μί]α̣ν θύραθεν< [οὐ] θέλοιμ’ ἂν< [ἠ̣χ]ο̣ῦ̣σ̣α̣ν̣ μ̣α̣‐ [θεῖν,] χρυσοῦν< [παρ’] Ἴ̣στρον<
20[εἴ]τ̣ε Βόσπο‐ [ρον τρί]βων·‘ [].υτο [].[.]ρ̣οι [].[.]ο
25[].ων []συν []ιαν
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13.[ ]ε μ[ ]
15ο[ ]ο̣ η̣[ ]. μ̣[ ] λ̣[..].ν̣.[.. τὸ]
μὲν γὰρ ἄ[λογον]
20τὸ δὲ λογι[κό]ν· με̣τ̣ῆ̣λ̣θ̣ε̣ν̣ [δ]ὲ π̣ρὸς τ[ὸ αἰ]σ‐ χ[ρ]ὸν π[αρὰ τῶι] ὄ̣[χ]λωι τ̣[ῶι]<
25θαυμά[ζει]ν τὸν Σω[κρά‐] τη πολὺ [μάλι‐] [στ]α ὥστ’ ἀπ̣[ο‐] [φα]ινόμενο̣[ς]
30[ἐν] τῆι Δανάη[ι] [π]ερὶ πλεονε‐ [ξί]ας μόνον [αὐ]τὸν πάν‐ [τ]ων ἐποιή‐
35[σα]τ’ ἐξαίρετον []..[....
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5[]ν[....]δια̣ []α.[...].ι̣ον< [τ]ό̣νδ[ε τ]ὸν< [τ]ρόπο[ν· ‘(a) λ]ά̣θρα[ι] δὲ τού[τ]ω̣ν δρω‐
10μένων τίνας
φοβῆι; (b) τοὺς μείζονα βλ̣[έ‐] ποντας ἀ[ν‐] θρώπων θεούς·‘
15(B) Εἴη ἂν ἡ τοιαύ‐ τη ὑπόνοια περ̣[ὶ] θεῶν [Σω‐] κρατική· τῶ̣ι̣ γὰρ ὄντι τὰ [θ]νη‐
20τοῖς ἀόρατα τοῖς ἀθανάτοις εὐκάτοπτα· (A) Καὶ μὴν καὶ τὸ [μισο]τ̣υραννεῖν
25[καὶ τὰ πλή]θ̣η καὶ [τὰς δυναστ]είας [τῶν ὀλίγ]ω̣ν[]
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[εἰ]π̣[ό]ντι, κα̣[ὶ] [δὴ] κ̣α[ὶ] τ̣ὸ μη[δέ‐] [να] τ̣ῶν ἀ̣στῶ[ν] [με]τ̣ε̣ωρίζε̣ι̣[ν]
5[ὑπὲ]ρ τ[ὸ] μέτρ[ι‐] [ον μ]ηδὲ̣ τύραν̣‐ [νον] πο̣ι̣εῖν κα̣ὶ [ἀστ]ο̣ῖς φα̣ύλοις μὴ διδόναι<
10πάροδον πρὸς
τὰ ἔντιμα· μέγιστον γὰρ̣ ἕλκος πόλε‐ ως κακὸς ῥή‐
15τωρ δημαγω‐ γὸς πέρα{ι} τῆς ἀξίας παραγό‐ μενος· ἀλλὰ μὴν, ὦ Διοδώ‐
20[ρα,] κ̣α̣ὶ̣ περ[ὶ τ]ῆς κοινῆς̣ [τ]ῶν [Ἀ]θη[ναίω]ν [ἀ]βουλ[ίας .].. μελ[.....]ρ̣α
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[οὐ]χὶ τ[ο]ῦτον τ[ὸν] [τρ]όπον, ἄλλο[υ] [δὲ τ]ῆι πονηρ[ίαι] π̣[ρ]ο̣σχρώμε‐
5θα [καὶ] τῶ̣ι μά‐ λισ[θ’ ὅς’] ἂν λέγ[ηι] πισ[τεύ]ομεν λέγ[οντ]ες ο[ὐ] πονη[ρ]ά, μ[άλα]
10δὲ χρώ[μενοι,] κἄπειτ̣[α τῆς] ἐκκλησία̣[ς κα‐] τηγορεῖ ἕκασ[τος] ἡμῶν ἧς ἕκασ[τος]
15αὐτὸς ἦν‘· (B) Πολλὰ καὶ παρὰ τῶν κωμικῶν ποι‐ ητῶν, ὡς ἔοικεν, ἅμα αὐστηρῶς
20λέγεται καὶ πο‐ λιτικῶς· (A) Πῶς γὰρ οὔ;· πάλιν γοῦν ὁ μὲν Εὐρι‐ πίδης εὖ μάλα
25πρὸς ἀλκὴν καὶ εὐψυχίαν πα‐< ρακαλεῖ τοὺς< νέους ὑποβάλ‐ [λ]ων αὐτοῖς ὁρ‐
30μὰς Λακωνικὰς καὶ θυμοποι[ῶν] τὸ πλῆθ[ο]ς οὕτως· ‘κτήσασθ’ ἐν ὑ‐< στέροισιν εὔ‐<
35[κ]λειαν χρόνοι[ς] [ἅ]πασαν ἀντλή‐ [σαν]τες ἡμέρα[ν] [πόν]ον, ψυχαῖς [....]ε̣ρ̣[....]ε̣[]
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5[]η[] []α̣χη [...]ν̣[....]ε̣να [...]ε[....]νι< [...] τὰ[ς τ]ῶ̣ν
10[Ἀθην]αίω[ν] π̣ερι‐ [στά]σ̣εις καὶ δὴ [καὶ] τὰ ‘(a) ἐν ταῖς [τριό]δοις σοι [προ]σγελῶ[ς’]
15αὐλητρίδες τοὺς ἀστυνό‐ μους· (b) τίνες εἰ‐ [σ]ί; (a) πυνθάνῃ; [κα]λοί· (b) τοὺς π[τε‐]
20[ρο]κοποῦν[τ]α̣ς̣ [τὴν] ἐλευθερί[α]ν [λέγ]εις; (a) οὐκ ο[ὐ]σί‐ [αν] νενόμικας [εἶν]αι, [Π]άμ̣φ[ι]λε,
25[ἤν] τῳ [γ]ένηται [χρ]ήμα̣τ̣’ ἀλλ’ ἐ̣ξ‐ [ο]υσίαν· [ἐν]τ̣α̣ῦ̣θ’ ὁ̣ μ̣ὲν π[έ]ν̣ητ̣ο̣ς [.].εφο[....η̣
30[]κα
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[]οδ[..]η̣ς̣ []υσε̣[.]τα []ρεων [καὶ τῶι] τεκόν‐
5[τι] π[α]τ̣ρὶ δυσ‐ μενέστατοι· δ〈ό〉μων γὰρ ἄρ‐ χε[ι]ν εἰς ἔρωτ’ ἀφιγ̣μένοι<
10τοῖ̣ς φιλτάτοις κ̣υ̣ρ[ο]ῦσι πολε‐ μιώτατοι· σμι‐ κρ[οὶ] γέροντι πα[ῖ]δες ἡδίους
15πατρί‘· (B) Φαίη τις ἂν ἀμέλει κα[τ]ά γε τῶν πλείστων [νῦ]ν̣ κακῶς
20ἠ̣γ̣μένων μ̣[α]ντευόμε‐ νος· σπουδά‐ ζουσι γὰρ ὅτ̣ι̣ τάχος οἱ τοι‐
25οῦτοι τοῦ τε πατρὸς καὶ τῶν ὑπαρχόντ̣ω̣ν ποιήσασ[θαι τ]ὴ̣ν̣
ἐκφο̣[ρὰν]
30πει[] [.]αν[]
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πρὸς γ̣[υ]ναῖ‐ κα καὶ π̣ατρὶ πρὸς υ[ἱὸ]ν̣ καὶ θερά[πον]τι<
5πρὸς δ[εσ]π̣ό‐ την, ἢ τ̣[ὰ κ]α̣‐ τὰ τὰς π̣[ερι‐] πετείας, β̣[ια‐] σμοὺς παρθ[έ‐]
10νων, ὑποβο‐ λὰς παιδίων, ἀναγνωρισμοὺς διά τε δακτυ‐ λίων καὶ διὰ δε‐
15ραίων, ταῦτα< γάρ ἐστι δήπου τὰ συνέχον‐ τα τὴν νεω‐< τέραν κωμωι‐
20δίαν, ἃ πρὸς ἄκρον ἤ̣γα[γ]εν Εὐριπίδης,< Ὁμήρου̣ [ὄ]ν‐
τος ἀρχ̣ῆ̣ς̣ καὶ
25στίχων γε συντάξεως λ̣εκτικῆς· μ̣αρτυρ[ε]ῖ δ’ αὐ‐ τῶι καὶ τοῦτ’
30[ε]ἰκότως ὁ Φι‐ [λ]ήμων ἐν‐< [τα]υθί· ‘Εὐρι‐< [πί]δης πού [φη]σιν οὗτος
35[ὃς] μόνος δύ‐ [να]τ̣αι λ[έ]γε[ιν‘]
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τυ̣[] νο̣[] πε̣[] αγ[]
5τα[.......]η̣[] δι[.......]ν πα[.......] πο[.......]ς [.]α[......]οι
10[]ν ὑ̣[π]όκρισιν Εὐ‐ ριπίδῃ ὥσ‐
περ ἐνταυθὶ ποιεῖ κατηγ[ο‐]
15ρῶν Ἀριστο‐ γείτονος τοῦ π〈ο〉νηροῦ· ‘τί οὖν̣ οὗτός ἐστι; κύων νὴ Δ[ία,]
20φασίν τινε[ς,] τοῦ δήμου· ποδαπός; οἷ[ο]ς οὓς μὲν αἰτ[ι]ᾶ‐ ται λύκους εἶ‐
25ναι μὴ δάκνειν, ἃ δέ φησιν φυ‐< λάττειν πρό‐ βατ[α] α̣ὐ̣τὸς κατ‐ εσθίε̣[ιν·] τίνα
30γὰρ οὗ[τ]ος πώ‐ ποτε̣ [κέκρι‐] κε[ν ῥήτορα;] οὐ[δ’ ἕνα]
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[].κ[] []ινη̣ν̣ []λειον [κεκτη]μέ‐
5ν̣[ος] δ̣’ [αὐ]τόθι σπήλαιον< τὴν ἀναπνοι‐ ὴν ἔχο̣ν εἰς τὴν θάλατ‐
10ταν ἐν τού‐ τωι διημέ‐ ρ̣ευεν καθ’ αὑ‐ [τ]ὸ̣ν μεριμν̣ῶ̣ν ἀεί τ̣[ι] καὶ γρά‐
15φων ἁπλῶς ἅπαν εἴ τι μὴ μεγα̣λεῖον ἢ σεμνὸν ἠ‐ [τι]μακώς· ὁ
20γ[ο]ῦ̣ν Ἀριστο‐ φ[άν]ης φησὶν ὥ[σ]περ ἐπ’ αὐ‐ τῶι τούτω[ι] κεκ[λη]μ̣έ‐
25ν̣ο̣ς ‘{τ}ο̣[ἷ]α μὲν π[οι]εῖ λέγε[ι]ν τοῖ‐ ός ἐστιν‘· [ἀλ‐] λὰ θεώ[με‐]
30νος κω[μωι‐] δίαν λ[έγεταί] ποτε[] [..]τε[]
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ἀπήχθοντ’ αὐτῶι πάν‐ τες οἱ μὲν ἄνδρε[ς] διὰ
5τὴν δυ[σ]ομι‐ λίαν, α[ἱ δὲ] γυ‐ ναῖκε[ς δ]ιὰ< τοὺς ψ[ό]γους τοὺς ἐν τοῖς
10ποιήμασιν· ἦλθεν δ’ εἰς κίνδυνον ἀ̣φ’ ἑκατέρου τῶν γενῶν
15μέγαν· ὑπὸ μὲν γὰρ Κλέ‐ ωνος τοῦ δη‐ μαγωγοῦ τὴν τῆς ἀσεβείας
20δίκην ἔφυ‐< γεν ἣν προ‐< ειρήκαμεν· αἱ δὲ γυναῖκες ἐπισυνέστη‐<
25σαν αὐτῶι< τοῖς Θεσμο‐< φορίοις καὶ ἀ‐ θρόαι παρῆ‐< [σ]αν ἐπὶ τὸν<
30[τό]πον ἐν ὧι< [σ]χολάζων< [ἐ]τύγχανεν·< [δι]ωρισμέναι< []··ἐφε[ί‐]<
35[σαν]το τἀν‐< [δρὸ]ς̣ ἅμα μὲν [ἀγ]α̣σθεῖσαι [τὰς] μούσας [].ν[..]ος
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νο[ύμεναι] με[] χο̣[] ἀλ[λήλας πόνους]
5κη[] δε[......] α̣[ἰσχύ]νην ἔχε[ι....]αν< σ̣[......]τ̣ο<
10[...ωτος ἐ]κβα‐< λ̣[ε]ῖ γυνή· νέ‐ μουσι δ’ οἴκους καὶ τὰ ναυσ[το‐] λούμ̣ενα ἔ̣[σω]
15δόμων σώζο̣υ‐ [σιν̣ οὐδ’ ἐρη‐]
μίᾳ γυναικὸς οἶκος εὐπινὴς οὐδ’ ὄλβι[ος·]
20τὰ δ’ ἐν θε[ο]ῖ̣[ς] αὖ, πρῶτα {πρῶ‐ τα} γὰρ κρίνω τά[δ]ε, μέρ̣ος μέ̣[γισ]τ̣ον ἔ‐
25χομεν· ἐν [〈Φ〉]οί‐ 〈β〉ου̣ τε γὰρ χρη‐ σμο[ῖ]ς προφη‐ τεύ̣[ο]υσι Λοξί‐ ου [φρέ]να γυ‐<
30ναῖκ̣[ε]ς̣ ἀμφί θ’ ἁγν[ὰ] δ̣ωμά‐ των [..] βάθρα ἢ π̣α̣[] θ[ῆλυ τὰς Διὸς]
35φ̣[ρένας] θ[] σ[] .[]
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[τῆι τῶ]ν γυ‐< [ναι]κῶν· Ἀρ‐< [χίκλ]εια ἐπε‐
[στ]άτει, Λύσιλ‐
5[λ’ ἐ]γραμμά‐< τευεν, εἶπε Σωστράτη‘· ‘εἴ τις ἐπιβου‐< [λεύει τι τῶι]
10δήμωι κακὸν< τῶι τῶν γυναι‐ κῶν ἢ ἐπ̣ι̣κη‐ ρυκεύετ[αι] Εὐρι‐ πιδίῳ[ι ...] τ’
15ἐπὶ βλάβη[ι] τι‐< νί‘· (A) Σαφῶς ὑπο‐ νενόηκας ὃ λέ[γ]ω καὶ πα‐ ραλέλυκάς με
20[τ]ῆς ἐξηγήσε‐< [ω]ς· προσώ‐ χ[θι]σεν δὲ τῶι [γ]ένει το[ύ]των χάριν· ἦν, ὡ̣ς
25ἔοικεν, π[α]ρ’ αὐ‐ τῶι μειρακί‐< σκος οἰκογε‐< νὴς ὄνομα Κη‐ φισοφῶν, [πρ]ὸς
30τοῦτον οὖν [ἐ‐]< φώρασε τ[ὴ]ν< γυναῖκ[α τὴ]ν< ἰδίαν [αὑτο]ῦ [ἀ]τακ[το]ῦ‐<
35[σαν]
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τἀδίκημ’ ἐ̣ν̣[ε]γ‐ κών, ὡς μ[νη‐] μονεύου[σι,] τ[ὴ]ν μὲν ἄ[ν‐]
5θ̣[ρ]ω̣πον ἐκ̣[έ‐] λ[ευ]σεν τῶ[ι] νεανίσκ[ωι] συνοικεῖ[ν, ἐ‐] πειδήπ̣ερ [αὕ‐]
10τη προ[είλε‐] το ‘ἵνα μ̣[ὴ τὴν] ἐμὴν ο[ὗτ]ο̣[ς] ἔχηι, φησίν, ἀλλ’ ἐγὼ τὴν
15τούτου· δίκαι‐ ον γάρ, ἄνπερ βούλωμα[ι]‘· πρὸς ὅλον [δ]ὲ τὸ φῦλον δ[ι]ε‐
20τέλει μαχόμε‐ νος ἐν τοῖς ποιήμασιν· (B) Νὴ γελοίως γε, τί γ̣ὰρ̣ ἄν τις εὐ‐
25λογώτερο[ν] διὰ τὴν φθ[α‐] ρεῖσαν ψ̣έγοι τὰς̣ γυναῖ[κα]ς ἢ διὰ τ̣ὸ̣ν̣ φθ̣εί‐
30ραντα τοὺς ἄν‐ δρας;· ἐπεὶ τ[άς] γε κακίας καὶ̣ τὰς ἀρετὰς καθ‐ άπερ ἔλεγον
35οσωηατη[.].[] τὰς̣ αὐτὰς [ἐν] ἀμφοῖν ἔ̣[στιν] εὑρεῖν· σ[κο‐] πεῖν δ’ ἄξ[ιον]
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γυναῖκα δ[] [Ὑ]σ̣τ̣ά̣σπ[] []αι γ[ὰ]ρ []θην̣αι
5[]τι [.].ατ[..]δ̣[..]ς [π]ρὸς αὐτὴν ὡ̣ς φαρμάτ‐ [τ]οι φίλτ̣ρ[ο]ις
10[τ]ὸν Ὑστά‐< σπην· μετα‐ πεμψαμένη δὴ τὴν ἄν‐< θρω̣πον ὅτ’
15εἶ[δεν] εἰσιού‐
σης τ̣ὸ̣ μέγε‐ θος καὶ τὸ κάλ‐ λος ‘χαῖρε, φη‐ σίν, γύναι, ψευ‐
20δ̣εῖ̣ς ἄρ’ ἦ[σ]αν α[ἱ δια]β̣ολαί· σὺ γ̣ὰ̣ρ̣ [ἐν] τῶι π[ρ]οσώπωι< τῶι σ[ῶι κ]αὶ<
25τ[οῖ]ς ὀ[φ]θαλ‐ μο̣ῖς ἔχεις τὰ φάρμακα‘· (A) Εὖ γ’ ὦ κρατί‐ στη πασῶν
30καὶ τῶι ὄντι Εὔκλεια, δι[ό]τ[ι] τὰ τοιαῦ̣τα τῶν ἠθῶν καὶ διὰ μνή‐
35μης ἔχεις κ̣α̣[] []ε̣ν̣η̣ν̣.
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μαχε[ῖ]ν τέως< ἐκράτησαν< τῶν ἐναν‐< τίων· κατ’ ἐ̣‐
5μὲ μὲν̣ [γ]ὰρ τοῦτο θε[τ]έ̣ον τὸ νίκημα
τῶν γ̣υναι‐< κῶν· οἱ μὲν<
10γὰρ ἄνδρες< ὅσον ἐφ’ ἑαυ‐< τοῖς ἡττῶντο· (A) Ἴ[σ]ως, ὦ Διοδώ‐ ρ̣[α], πλὴν ταῦ‐
15τα μὲν συνη‐ γορήσθω ταῖς γ[υ]ναιξίν· ἐπ‐ αν̣άγωμεν δ[ὲ] πάλιν ἐπὶ
20τὸν Εὐριπίδην· ἐκεῖνος γὰρ ἅ‐ μα μὲν προσ‐ οχθίσας τῶι ἐπιχωρίωι
25φθόνωι τῶν πολιτῶν, ἅ‐< μα δὲ ἀχθό‐< μενος ἐπὶ< τῶι συννέ‐
30μεσθαι πολ‐ λ[ά]κις Ἀκέστο‐ [ρι κ]αὶ Δοριλάωι [καὶ] Μορσίμωι [καὶ] Μελανθίωι·
35(B) [Πρὸς] τοῦ Διὸς [τίν]ων ὀνόμα‐ [τα λ]έγεις; ἦ ποι‐ [ητά]ς;· (A) Ποιη‐ [ταί γ’] ο̣ἱ̣ ν̣[.]ε̣[]
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β.[...] ἔπειθ’< ὑπ[......]εν αν[] φ[]
5ε[....]ο̣.[] χ[...] δὲ Σοφο‐ κλ[..] λαβὼν πα[ρ’ Αἰ]σχύλου ν̣[...]ρ ὅσον
10....εσθ’ ὅλον Εὐριπίδην,< πρὸς τοισί‐< δ’ ἐμβα[λ]ε̣ῖν< ἅλας, μ[εμ]νη‐
15μένος δ’ ὅπως ἅλας καὶ μὴ λά‐ λασ‘· (B) Ἐοίκασιν ἀνδρὸς εἶ̣ναι τῶ̣ν ἀ[ντι]δ̣ι‐
20δασκό̣ντω̣ν αὐτῶ[ι,] καθά̣‐ περ εἶπας, ἀτ[ὰ]ρ σιν̣αμώ‐ ρως γε κ̣ἀνταῦ‐
25θα πάλιν ὁ κω‐ μω[ι]δοδιδά‐ σκαλ̣ος ἐπέ‐
δακ[νε]ν τὸν< Εὐρ[ιπ]ίδην·
30(A) Τοῦ [ἑπ]ομένου χιμ[ῶ]νος ἄλ‐ λαι[...]. ἄ̣λ̣λ̣οι πα[......]ο̣ς ει̣[]
35ου[] λο[]
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ὅπου ποτ’ οἰ‐< κεῖ σώματος λαχὼν μέρος, ἐν χερσὶ[ν ἐ]ν
5σπλάγχν̣[οι‐] σιν ἢ παρ’ [ὄ]μ̣‐ ματα‘, προσ‐ υπέθηκεν τούτοις χλευ‐
10αστικῶς ‘ὅπ‐ παι καθεύδους’ ἁ κύων τὰν ῥῖν’ ἔχει‘· οὗ‐ το[ι] μὲν οὖν<
15ὅπερ εἶπα< πρὸς τὴν τῶν
πολλῶν ἐπο‐ λιτεύοντο χάριν· ἐκεῖ‐
20νός γε μὴν καθάπερ δια‐ μαρτυρίαν θέ‐ μενος ἀπείπα‐ το τὰς Ἀθή‐
25νας· (B) Ποίαν ταύτην;· (A) Ἐν̣ τῶιδε κατα̣‐ κεχωρισμέ‐ νην τῶι στα‐
30σίμωι· ‘χρύσε‐ αι δή μ̣οι πτέ‐ ρυγε̣ς περὶ νώ‐ τω[ι κ]αὶ τὰ Σει‐ ρή[νω]ν πτε‐<
35[ρόεν]τ̣α πέδ[ι]λ̣’ [ἁρμό]ζετα[ι] [βάσομ]αι δ’ ἀ[ν’] [αἰθέρα π]ο̣υλὺ[ν] [ἀερθεὶς Ζηνὶ]
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ἐξῆρχεν τὰς μελω[ιδία]ς̣, ἢ οὐκ [οἶσθα] ὅτι κα̣[ὶ τοῦ‐]
5τ’ ἔσ[θ’ ὃ] φη[σὶν] αὐτ[ός;·] (B) Πῶς< οὖν; (A) [Ζ]η̣νὶ συμ‐ μεί[ξω]ν ὁρμάν, λέγω̣[ν,] μετα‐
10φορικῶς ἐμ‐ φαίνει τὸν< μόναρχον,< ἀλλὰ καὶ [συ]ν‐ αύξων τἀν‐
15δρὸς τὴν ὑ‐< περοχήν·< (B) Κομψ̣ώ[τ]ε̣[ρ]α< φαίν̣ε[ι μοι]< λέγειν ἤπε̣[ρ]
20ἀληθινώτερα· (A) Ἅπερ ἔστιν< ὡς θέλε[ι]ς ἐκ‐ δέχεσθαι· μετ‐ ελθὼν δ’ οὖν
25κατεγήρασε ἐ̣ν Μακεδονίαι μάλ’ ἐντίμω̣ς̣ ἀγόμενος< παρὰ τῶι δυ‐
30νάστηι τά τε λοιπ[ὰ] καὶ δὴ καὶ μν[η]μο‐< νεύε̣[ται ὅ]τ̣ι̣ οὕ[τως]
35π̣εχ̣[] [.]ε̣φ̣[]
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(A) Οὐ κακῶς εἴρη‐ κας· τὰ μὲν γ̣ὰρ τῶν̣ [Ἀ]θή‐ [ν]{ι}ησιν [οὐ]δ̣ὲ
5λέγειν ἄξι̣[ο]ν οἵ γε ποιητὴν τηλικοῦτον Μακεδόνων καὶ Σικελιω‐
10τῶν ὕστερον ἤισθοντο· λέ‐ γεται γοῦν, ὅτε Νικίας ἐ̣στρά‐ τευσεν ἐπὶ Σι‐<
15κελίαν καὶ πολ‐ [λ]οὶ τῶν Ἀθη‐< ναίων ἐγένοντ’ αἰχμάλωτοι< συχνοὺς αὐτῶν
20ἀνασωθῆναι διὰ τῶν Εὐρι‐ πίδου ποημά‐ των, ὅσοι κατ‐ έχοντ̣ες τῶν
25στίχων τινὰς διδάξε[ι]αν< τοὺς υἱεῖς τῶν εἰληφότων ὑποχειρίους
30αὐτούς· οὕ‐ τως ἡ Σικελ[ί]α
ἅ̣π̣[ασ]α τὸν Εὐ‐ [ριπίδη]ν ἀπε‐ [θαύμασ]εν· καὶ
35[μὴν ὑ]π’ Ἀρχε‐ [λάου..].[]
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ἔχε̣[ι] τὸ στόμα< καὶ [καθ’ ὑπ]ε̣ρ̣‐< βολ[ὴν δυσῶδες·] ὁ δ’ ὑ̣[πολαβὼν]
5‘οὐκ εὐ̣[φη]μή‐ σεις, εἶπεν, ὦ παῖ; ποῖον δὲ στόμα τοιού‐ τ[ου] γέγονεν
10ἢ γένοιτ’ ἂν ἥδιον, δι’ οὗ γε δὴ τοιαῦτα μέλη τε καὶ ἔπη διαπορεύ‐
15εται;‘· (B) Ὅμοιος οὗτος, καθά‐ περ εἴρ〈η〉κας, δαιμ̣[ον]ίως ἐντε̣[θουσι]α‐
20κότι πρὸ[ς] τὸν ποιητήν·<
(A) Ζῶντι μὲν δὴ ταῦθ’ ὑπ‐ ῆρξεν Εὐρι‐
25πίδηι· τελευ‐ τῆς δὲ μάλα δυσχεροῦς καὶ ἰδίας ἔτυ‐ χεν, ὡς οἱ λό‐
30γιοί τε καὶ γε‐ ραίτατοι μυ‐ θολο[γ]οῦσι Μα‐ κεδ̣[ό]νων̣· (B) Πῶς̣ λέ[γουσιν;]· (A) Ἔστ[ιν]
35ἐ[ν Μακεδονίαι]
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ὁ δὴ παρ̣ηιτ̣ήσ̣α̣‐ το· χρό[νωι δ’ ὕ‐] στερ̣[ον] ὁ μ̣[ὲν] Εὐρι[πί]δη[ς ἔτυ‐]
5χεν ἀ[πω]τ̣έ̣[ρω] τῆς πόλεως ἐν ἄλσει τινι καθ’ αὑτὸν ἐρημα‐ ζόμενος· ὁ
10δ’ Ἀρχέλαος ἐπὶ κυνηγίαν ἐξ‐ ήιει· γενόμε‐ νοι δ’ ἔξω τῶν πυλῶν οἱ̣ θη‐
15ρευταὶ λύσαν‐ τες τοὺς σκύ‐ λακας προαφῆ‐ κ̣αν, αὐτο[ὶ δ’ ἀ‐] πελείποντ̣[ο]
20κάτοπιν· ἐπι‐ τυχόντες οὖν ο[ἱ] κύνες τῶι< Εὐριπίδηι μο‐ νουμένωι διέ‐
25φθειραν αὐτόν·< ο[ἱ] δ’ ἐπιπαρε‐ γενήθησαν< ὕστερον· ὅθεν ἔτι καὶ νῦν λέ‐
30γ̣εσθαί φασιν [τ]ὴν παροιμί‐ [α]ν ἐν τοῖς Μα‐ [κ]ε̣δόσιν ὡς ἔ‐ [στι] καὶ κυνὸς
35[δι]κ̣η· καὶ γὰ[ρ] [ἐκ] τῶν σκυ̣‐ [λάκων] π̣ο̣[]
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τοῦ Τιμοθέου παρὰ τ[οῖ]ς Ἕλλη‐ [σι]ν διὰ [τ]ὴν ἐ[ν]
[τ]ῆι μου[σι]κῆ[ι]
5καινοτ̣[ο]μί‐ αν καὶ κ[α]θ’ ὑ‐< περβολὴν ἀ‐ θυμήσαντος ὥστε κα[ὶ] τὰς
10χεῖρας ἑαυτῶι διεγνωκέναι προσφέρειν, μόνος Εὐριπί‐ δης ἀνάπαλιν
15τῶν μὲν θεα‐ τῶν καταγε‐ λάσαι, τὸν δὲ Τιμόθεον α[ἰ‐] [σ]θόμενος ἡλί‐
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