§1## Εὐκλείδου γεωμετρικόν.
## Euclid's Geometrical Problem.
Ἡμίονος καὶ ὄνος φορέουσαι οἶνον ἔβαινον, αὐτὰρ ὄνος στενάχιζεν ἐπ᾿ ἄχθει φόρτου ἑοῖο.
A mule and an ass were walking, carrying wine, but the ass was groaning under the weight of her own load.
τὴν δὲ βαρυστενάχουσαν ἰδοῦσ᾿ ἐρέεινεν ἐκείνη· μῆτερ, τί κλαίουσ᾿ ὀλοφύρεαι ἠύτε κούρη;
Seeing her deeply groaning, the former questioned her: "Mother, why do you weep and lament like a young girl?
εἰ μέτρον ἕν μοι δοίης, διπλάσιον σέθεν ἦρα, εἰ δὲ ἓν ἀντιλάβοις, πάντως ἰσότητα φυλάξεις. εἰπὲ τὸ μέτρον, ἄριστε γεωμετρίης ἐπίιστορ.
If you would give me one measure, I would carry double yours; but if you should take one in return, you will keep absolute equality." Tell the measure, O best knower of geometry.
Primus edidit Aldus in Florilegio 1503 (MM p. 9), deinde praeter reliquas Anthologiae editiones, uelut Henrici Stephani 1566 p. 493, Bachetus in Diophanto p. 370 sine Euclidis nomine (p. 349: „placet hoc loco elegantissima aliquot epigrammata proferre non iniucundas quaestiones de rebus arithmeticis continentia, quae nondum edita fuerunt, quaeque pridem e codice probatissimo Palatino excerpta tradidit nobis vir eruditissimus Claudius Salmasius“, et deinde p. 368; „his, quae nondum edita erant, epigrammatis subiicere libet quinque sequentia cum nostra interpretatione, ne quid ad hanc materiam pertinens hic deesse sinamus, quamuis olim haec edita circumferantur in Anthologia“) et Brunckius Anal. I p. 168.
Aldus first published it in the Florilegium of 1503 (MM p. 9), then, besides the other editions of the Anthology, such as that of Henri Estienne 1566 p. 493, Bachet in Diophantus p. 370 without Euclid's name (p. 349: 'it is pleasing to present in this place some very elegant epigrams containing not unpleasing questions on arithmetic matters, which have not yet been published, and which the most learned man Claude Saumaise recently delivered to us, excerpted from a most approved Palatine manuscript', and then p. 368: 'to these epigrams, which had not yet been published, it is pleasing to subjoin the following five with our translation, lest we allow anything pertaining to this matter to be lacking here, although these were formerly published and circulated in the Anthology') and Brunck in Analecta
ego hosce contuli codices: Vatic. Gr.
I p. 168. I have collated these manuscripts: Vatican
63 bomb.
Greek 63, cotton paper, of the
s. XIV (A, fol. 121), Vatic.
fourteenth century (A, fol. 121), Vatican
Gr. 1347 chart.
Greek 1347, paper, of the
s. XVI (B, fol. 216), Vatic.
sixteenth century (B, fol. 216), Vatican
Gr. 1379 chart.
Greek 1379, paper,
S. XV (C, fol.
S.
33), Mutin.
fifteenth century (C, fol. 33), Modena
III B 11 chart. s.
III B 11, paper, of the
XV (D), Barberin.
fifteenth century (D), Barberini
I 128 chart. s.
I 128, paper, of the
XV (E, fol. 124), Musei Britann. add. 22 858 chart.
fifteenth century (E, fol. 124), British Museum Additional 22,858, paper, of the
s. XVI (F, fol. 105u), Bodl.
sixteenth century (F, fol. 105v), Bodleian
Barocceian. 125 chart. s.
Baroccian 125, paper, of the
XVI, u Coxe I p. 203 (G, fol. 146). exstat etiam in Vindob. philos. 331.
sixteenth century, see Coxe I p. 203 (G, fol. 146). It is also extant in Vienna, philosophical manuscript 331.