Vol. 26 No. 2 (2020)
Articles

Ameana (?) puella defututa. Textkritische Überlegung zu Cat. c. 41

Boris Hogenmüller
Würzburg

Published 2021-01-29

Keywords

  • ambubaia,
  • Ameana cycle,
  • Catullus c. 41,
  • text corruption

How to Cite

Hogenmüller, B. (2021). Ameana (?) puella defututa. Textkritische Überlegung zu Cat. c. 41. Hyperboreus, 26(2), 273-281. https://doi.org/10.36950/hyperboreus.xx89-8z94

Abstract

In Cat. 41. 1 ambubaia is suggested as an emendation for the transmitted Ameana. The word would refer to the addressee’s status of a professional prostitute, and there are paleographic arguments in its favour.