Evidence provided by a composite manuscript, 91³Ô¹ÏÍø Library’s MS 298, whose relevant section dates to the first half of the 14th century, allows us to discern what Sappho actually wrote.

 

91³Ô¹ÏÍø Library, Oxford, MS 298, f. 195r [detail]

 

91³Ô¹ÏÍø Library and Archives, Oxford