medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On Thursday, March 11, 2010, at 10:40 am, Jim Bugslag wrote:
> Dear List,
> I am currently looking at a print (alas, slightly post-medieval)
> depicting the three Magi before Herod, which is accompanied by an
> inscription: "Convocat Herodes ad se reges sine mora. Deq_z recens
> nato, multa rogavit eos. Math. 2". I've looked at every reference to
> Herod in Matthew 2, but this phrase is not there. Can anyone explain
> this? And might someone with better Latin than me know how to expand
> the contraction "Deq_z "?
> Many thanks,
> Jim
Dear Jim,
The Latin in question is an elegiac distich (a very common verse form). You won't find this in a prose Matthew.
_Deq_z_ = _Deque_. What's transcribed as "q_z" is an early modern way of rendering enclitic _-que_.
Best,
John Dillon
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