Pinakes

pinakes English Etymology By proprialization from en grc πίνακες tables, plural of grc πίναξ table; thus, "the Tables". By surface analysis, by proprialization from en pinakes. Proper noun the Pinakes p en plural in form; plural or singular in syntax A lost bibliographic work composed by Callimachus (310/305–240 BCE) that is popularly considered to be the first library catalog in the West; its contents were based upon the holdings of the Library of Alexandria during Callimachus's tenure there during the third century BCE.