Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: D301000A

Die Geburt Chonchobars

Author: [unknown]

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translated into German by Rudolf Thurneysen Electronic edition compiled by Beatrix Färber

Funded by The HEA via PRTLI4

1. First draft, revised and corrected.

Extent of text: 1350 words

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(2009)

Distributed by CELT online at University College, Cork, Ireland.
Text ID Number: D301000A

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Sources

    Manuscript sources [supplied from Professor Corthals's MsOmit]
  1. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, Book of Ballymote: p 259b-260a (2 versions).
  2. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, D IV 2: f 45Rb-46Ra (2nd version).
  3. London, British Library, Egerton 1782: f 77V-78V (2nd version).
  4. Dublin, National Library of Ireland, MS G 7: col. 4.
  5. Dublin, Trinity College, MS H 3.18 (cat. 1337): III, p 48b; XIX, 604-605 (glossed extracts).
  6. Dublin, Trinity College, MS H 4.22 (cat. 1363): IV, p 40
  7. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 2 (Book of Lecan): f 191Va-b.
  8. Oxford, Bodleian Library, Rawlinson B 512: III, f 100Vb.
  9. Dublin, Trinity College, 1318 olim H. 2. 16 al. Yellow Book of Lecan, III, col. 886-887 (facs.: p 179b-180a) 14th century. [On this Thurneysen's translation is based.]
    Editions
  1. Kuno Meyer, Anecdota from the Stowe Ms. N 992, in: Revue Celtique 6 (1884) 173–86 (pp. 173-82) [longer text from D IV 2 with variants from YBL and Eg. 1782].
  2. Kuno Meyer, in: Hibernica Minora. Oxford 1894, p. 50 [short text from Rawl. B 502].
  3. Vernam Hull, The Conception of Conchobor, in: Irish Texts. Fasc. IV. London 1934, pp. 4-12 [shorter text based on YBL, BB, Lecan, Rawl. 502, H 3.18 and H 4.22; text of G 7].
    The edition used in the digital edition
  1. Keltische Sagen aus dem alten Irland. Rudolf Thurneysen First edition [69–71 pages] VMA VerlagWiesbaden (Reprint 1987)

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Profile Description

Created: The translation is by Rudolf Thurneysen. Date range: between 1892 and 1900.

Use of language

Language: [DE] The text is in German.

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