Noctes
Gallicanae
ANNVNOS
PERIPLOUS
KARXHDONIVN BASILEVS
TVN UPER TAS HRAKLEOUS STHLAS LIBUKVN
THS GHS MERVN
n ka Žnyhken n t to Krnou temnei,
dhlonta t‹de.
…Edoje
Karkhdonoiw †Annvna plen jv Sthln „Hraklevn
ka pleiw ktzein Libufoinkvn. Ka pleuse penthkontrouw jkonta gvn, ka
plyow Žndrn ka gunaikn ew Žriymn muri‹dvn trin ka sta ka tn llhn paraskeun.
2. „Vw d' Žnaxyntew
tŒw Stlaw parhmecamen ka jv plon duon mern plesamen, ktsamen
prthn plin ntina nom‹samen Yumiatrion: pedon d' at mga pn.
3.
Kpeita prw spran Žnaxyntew p Solenta, Libukn Žkrvtrion l‹sion
dndresi, sunlyomen.
4. …Enya
Poseidnow ern drus‹menoi p‹lin pbhsen prw lion Žnsxonta
mraw misu, xri komsyhmen ew lmnhn o prrv tw yal‹tthw keimnhn,
kal‹mou mestn pollo ka meg‹lou: nsan d ka lfantew ka t”lla
yhra nemmena p‹mpolla.
5. Tn te lmnhn
parall‹jantew son mraw plon, katksamen pleiw prw t yal‹tt
kaloumnaw Karikn te texow ka Gtthn ka …Akran ka Mlittan ka …Arambun.
6. KŽkeyen
d' Žnaxyntew lyomen p mgan potamn Ljon, Žp tw Libhw =onta.
Par‹ d' atn nom‹dew nyrvpoi Lijtai boskmat' nemon, par' ow menamen
xri tinw, floi genmenoi.
7. Totvn d kayperyen
Ayopew koun jenoi, gn nemmenoi yhridh, dieilhmmnhn resi meg‹loiw,
j n =en fasi tn Ljon, per d tŒ rh katoiken Žnyrpouw Žlloiomrfouw,
Trvglodtaw: ow taxutrouw ppvn n drmoiw frazon o Lijtai.
8. Labntew d par' atn rmhnaw, pareplomen tn rmhn prw
meshmbran do mraw: keyen d p‹lin prw lion Žnsxonta mraw
drmon. …Enya eromen n mux tinow klpou nson mikrŒn, kklon xousan
stadvn pnte: n katksamen, Krnhn nom‹santew. ƒEtekmairmeya d'
atn k to perplou kat' ey kesyai Karxhdnow: kei gŒr plow k
te Karxhdnow p Stlaw kŽkeyen p Krnhn.
9. Tonteyen ew lmnhn Žfikmeya, di‹ tinow motamo
meg‹lou diaplesantew, [ noma] Xrethw: exe d nsouw lmnh trew mezouw
tw Krnhw. ƒAf' n mersion plon katansantew, ew tn muxn tw lmnhw
lyomen, pr n rh mgista perteine, mestŒ Žnyrpvn Žgrvn,
drmata yreia nhmmnvn, o ptroiw b‹llontew Žprajan mw, kvlontew
kbnai.
10. ƒEkeyen plontew ew teron lyomen potamn mgan ka
platn, gmonta krokodelvn ka ppvn potamvn. †Oyen d p‹lin Žpostrcantew
ew Krnhn panlyomen.
11. ƒEkeyen d p meshmbran plesamen ddeka mraw, tn
gn paralegmenoi, n psan katkoun Ayopew fegontew mw ka ox pomnontew:
Žsneta d' fyggonto ka tow mey' mn Lijtai.
12. T d' on teleuta& mr& prosvrmsyhmen resi meg‹loiw
dassin. ‰Hn d tŒ tn dndrvn jla edh te ka poikla.
13. Periplesantew d tata mraw do ginmeya n yal‹tthw
x‹smati Žmetrt, w p y‹tera prw t g pedon n: yen nuktw
Žfevrmen pr Žnafermenon pantaxyen kat' Žpost‹seiw, t mn
plon, t d' latton.
14. „Udreus‹menoi
d' keten plomen ew tomprosyen mraw pnte parΠgn, xri lyomen ew
mgan klpon, n fason o rmhnew kalesyai „Esprou Kraw. ƒEn d
tot nsow n meg‹lh ka n t ns lmnh yalassdhw, n d tat nsow tra,
ew n Žpob‹ntew mraw mn odn Žfevrmen ti m lhn, nuktw
d pur‹ te pollŒ kaimena, ka fvnn aln koomen kumb‹lvn te
ka tump‹nvn p‹tagon ka kraugn muran. Fbow on laben mw, ka o
m‹ntew kleuon klepein tn nson.
15. Tax d' kplesantew parhmeibmeya xran di‹puron
yumiam‹tvn mest[n: mgist]oi d' Žp' atw purdeiw =akew nballon
ew tn y‹lattan. „H g d' p yrmhw batow n.
16. Tax d' on kŽkeyen fobhyntew Žpeplesamen. Tttaraw
d' mraw fermenoi, nuktw tn gn Žfevrmen flogw mestn: n ms d' n
lbatn ti pr, tn llvn mezon, ptmenon, w dkei, tn strvn. Toto d' mraw
row faneto mgiston, Yen xhma kalomenon.
17. Tritaoi d' keyen purdeiw =akaw paraplesantew Žfikmeya
ew klpon Ntou Kraw legmenon.
18. ƒEn d t mux nsow n, oikua t prt, lmnhn xousa:
ka n tat nsow n tra, mest Žnyrpvn Žgrvn. Pol d pleouw san
gunakew, daseai tow smasin: žw o rmhnew k‹loun Gorllaw. Dikontew
d ndraw mn sullaben ok dunyhmen, ŽllŒ p‹ntew {mn} jfugon,
krhmnob‹tai ntew ka tow ptroiw Žmunmenoui, gunakaw d trew, a
d‹knousa te ka spar‹ttousai tow gontaw ok yelon pesyai. ƒApoktenantew
mntoi atŒw jederamen ka tŒw dorŒw komsamen ew Karxhdna.
O gŒr ti plesamen prosvtrv, tn stvn mw pilipntvn.
