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 I. [=Ó Cróinín, The Irish Sex Aetates Mundi, §§1–6 (but §6 is here abbreviated), §§58–59 (but §59 is abbreviated), §60 (but that is abbreviated). DÓC] Manuscript sources Oxford, Bodleian Library, Rawl. B 502, fol. 41r–44v (=Recension I). For a MS description see Brian Ó Cuív (ed.), Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford and Oxford College Libraries, 2 volumes (Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, School of Celtic Studies, 2001–2003), vol. 1, 163–200: 174, 182–3; vol. 2, plates 15–21; see also Ó Cróinín, The Irish Sex Aetates Mundi, 12–14. Dublin, National Library of Ireland, G 2–3; see Nessa Ní Sheaghdha (ed.), Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the National Library of Ireland (Dublin: DIAS, 1967–) "contains copies of §§2, 9, 11 of SAM, taken by Ádhamh Ó Cianáin (d. 1373) either from R[awlinson] or a derivative manuscript almost identical with it." Ó Cróinín, ibid., p. 14. Editions and Secondary Literature Edmund Hogan (ed.), The Irish Nennius from LU, Royal Irish Academy Todd lecture series, volume 6, 1ff. (Dublin 1895). Kuno Meyer, Mitteilungen aus irischen Handschriften, Zeitschrift für Celtische Philologie 3, Max Niemeyer Verlag, Halle an der Saale (1901) 17–20. Kuno Meyer (ed.), Rawlinson B 502, a collection of pieces in prose and verse in the Irish language compiled during the eleventh and twelfth centuries, published in facsimile from the original manuscript in the Bodleian Library, with an Introduction and indexes (Oxford 1909). [Complete photographic facsimile.] Françoise Henry and Geneviève Marsh-Micheli, 'A century of Irish illumination (1070–1170)' Proc Roy Ir Acad 62 C 5 (1961–63) 134–136. Hans P. A. Oskamp, 'On the author of Sex Aetates Mundi', Studia Celtica 3 (1968) 127–140. Francis John Byrne, 'A thousand years of Irish script. An exhibition of Irish manuscripts in Oxford libraries (Oxford 1979) 13, no. 4. Pádraig Ó Riain, 'The Book of Glendalough or Rawlinson B 502', Éigse 18 (1981) 161–176. Dáibhí Ó Cróinín (ed.), The Irish Sex Aetates Mundi. Dublin: DIAS 1983. Review of (8), Pádraig Ó Néill, Peritia 5 (1986) 437–445. Review of (8), Pierre-Yves Lambert, Études Celtiques 23 (1986) 346–347. Review of (8), Máire Herbert, Cambridge Medieval Celtic Studies 11 (1986) 97–112. Review of (8), John Carey, Studia Hibernica 24 (1984–88) 160–163. Hildegard L. C. Tristram, Sex Aetates Mundi. Die Weltzeitalter bei den Angelsachsen und den Iren. Untersuchungen und Texte. Anglistische Forschungen. Heidelberg: Carl Winter 1985; see especially pp. 207–209. Review of (13), Máire Herbert, Cambridge Medieval Celtic Studies 11 (1986) 97–112. Review of (13), Anna-Dorothee van den Brincken, Deutsches Archiv für Erforschung des Mittelalters 42 (1986) 256–257. Review of (13), Patrizia de Bernardo Stempel, Zeitschrift für Celtische Philologie 43 (1989) 254–257. Dáibhí Ó Cróinín, Lebar buide meic murchada, in: 'A Miracle of Learning, Studies in manuscripts and Irish learning.' Essays in honour of William O'Sullivan. Edited by Toby Barnard, Dáibhí Ó Cróinín, Katharine Simms, Aldershot:Ashgate 1998, 40–51. The edition used in the digital edition Kuno Meyer Sex Aetates Mundi Zeitschrift für Celtische Philologie 3 Halle/Saale Max Niemeyer 1901 17–20

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 By Dublittir Ua hUathgaile c. 1190 The text is in Middle Irish. Some words are in Latin. One editorial note is in German. 2010-03-30 Beatrix Färber ed. Header updated; new wordcount made. 2008-09-27 Beatrix Färber ed. Keywords added; file validated. 2005-08-25 Julianne Nyhan ed. Normalised language codes and edited langUsage for XML conversion 2005-08-04T15:27:49+0100 Peter Flynn ed. Converted to XML 2004-03-23 Benjamin Hazard ed. Additions to the bibliography and minor changes to the header. 2004-03-11 Beatrix Färber ed. Header created, file proofed (2); more markup applied; HTML file created. 1995-03-01 Donnchadh Ó Corráin ed. File proofed (1), structural and content markup applied, including corrections and supplied text. Aus Rawlinson B 502

Panechte incipit .i. tintūd Duiblitrech h-Ūi Hūathgaile forsin Pandecht Cīrine trīa gōedeilg inso sīs. Do ardgabalaib in domuin &ersir; do chrōebaib coibniusa in domain &ersir; día h-ilchenēlaib &ersir; do numir a m-bērla &ersir; do aīssib a n-airech &ersir; dia n-anmannaib &ersir; do æssaib in domuin &ersir; do numir cacha āesse. Do rēir in septīn inso. Cétna amser bethad bind, ō thūs domuin co dīlinn, dā cēt cethracha immalle, dā blīadain is dā mīle. Is d' æs tānaissi, nī tár, ō dīlinn co Abrahám nōi cét ō chīanaib, is cet, dā blīadain is dā fichet. Ochtmoga blīadan co m-blaid, fiche blīadan do blīadnaib, cēt ar thrī mīlib namān ōn chētchruthad co Abrām. Ō Abrām co tempul &ndot;Dē nōi cēt blīadan, būan in rē, do rēir rīagla, is lōr a fat, cethri blīadna ochtmogat. Atāt cōic blīadna is cōic cét ō Abrām, nī h-immarbréc, cor' dluiged Muir Romuir rūad rīa Mōise cona mōr⋅lūag. Ō Mōisi co tempul trēn cethri chēt blīadan at-bēr, a nōe sechtmogat fri sein, is ceirtidde in chomāirim. A cūic sechtmogat trī chēt ō ro-toglad Trōe na trēt, īar n-āis Moīse, īarair lat, in chūiced blīadain trichat. Tricha ocus cethri blīadna ar ocht cētaib cōemrīagla ō Abrām co togail Trōe cen imroll, cen immargōe. Ō rotoglad Trōe na tor co ro-chumtaiged tempol do blīadnaib, nī sæb in sēt, ōenchōeca ar ōen fri ōenchēt. C.

Dēbi na fīrinni ebraide frisin sechtmogait tintūdach inso sīs. Cétaimmser in bethad bind ōthā Ādam co dīlinn sē blīadna cōicat, rād &ndot;-glē, ar sē cētaib ar mīle. Ind aimser thānaisse trān ō dīlinn co Abarām a dō nochat, guth &ndot;-glūair &ndot;-grinn, ar dā cēt &mdot;-blīadan &mdot;-blāithbind. In tress amser, fēg co fīr, ōthā Abrām co Dauīd, a dō cethrachat cen ail ar nōi cétaib do blīadnaib. In chethramad chubaid chōir ō ⋅hain co brait &mdot;-Babilōin trī blīadna sechtmogat sain ar chethri cētaib cōemaib. In chūiced ōn brait blāith bil co gein maic Dē i m-Bethil, a nōe ochtmogat fil ann ar cōic cētaib, cāin cuma&ndot;g. In t-sessed ō gein Crīst chōir co lathe brātha bāgmōir, nī fitir nech acht Dīa dil cid bīas isind aimsir sin. Int sechtmad, is gnīm glan glē, i comsīniud friu h-uile ō Abēl, fīr&fdot;īal a dath, cosin fīrīan &ndot;-dēdenach. Ind ochtmad ō ⋅hain imach is ī-side in t-sīrsæglach, innisimm, is nī brēc dam, nā bīa crīch ar a cētmad. Cét. Crīst ar cara rochain cess, Crīst co rala frim arddless, Crīst ron-cuinnig ō chēin chain Crīst ar cuinnid īar cētib. Cētaimser in bethad binn.

Sex aetates sunt mundi, id est ō Ādam co dīlinn in chētna æs, ō dīlinn co Abrām ind æs tānaisi, ō Abrām co Dauíd in tres æs &c.

De Babilonia hoc carmen. Babilōin ro-clos h-i cēin, dind ro-chumtaig Nīn mac Bēil ar sīr-ecla slait na slōg, cathir dīrecra dīmōr. Cethrochair in chathir chain, dona flathib fōt n-ortain, sūairc solus, sēt co n-glaine, co cēt &ndot;-dorus n-umaide. Sesca mōr-mīli immacūaird, rob hē a tomus, nirbu dūairc, do chēmendaib uird ellaig ar rēmendaib ro-thennaib. Cōica cubat tigi a m-mūir, annsa a thogail do nach dūil, dā cēt cubat, comul &ndot;-glē, sūas i n-aēr i nh-airdde. Fichi cetharrīad, cōem dūib, talldais for mulluch a m-múir, gnīm cen nach cleith cumuing lib, etir dā sreith do thigib. Nī dernad rīam tīar nó thair etir selbaib sīl Ādaim, foclaim, ar is ca&ndot;gen chōir, dūn da&ndot;gen mar Babilōin. Babil. Tic sruth n-Ēofrait dar a lār, de bæ glēo-throit is glēo-dāl, conde roforbad a fōir is ro-toglad Babilōin. Babil. Do-dechaid Cīr līn a slūaig dochum in t-srotha ruitrūaid, ro scāil, ro fadail 'masech, co m-ba sēt soraid soinmech. Luiditar trīa brīg &mdot;-brotha innund for slicht in t-srotha co dorus in tigi mōir i m-bāi in rī 'sin Babilōin. Babilōin. Īar sin ro-airg cathraig Nīn cona rīgraid, cona rīg, Ballasair, ba h-ardd a blad, robo mac do Negussar. Negussar co lūathi a h-ech, mac-side Labudsardech, Labudsardach crūaid i cath ba mac Euilmoradach. Euilmoradach fodēin ba mac Nabcodoin nār fēil, is h-ic Nabcodon cen fell ro airggeth ar thūs Salem. Ruc brait móir a cathraig &ndot;-Dé ocus ro mill a aidme, ro-sīachtatar lais dia thaig, læchaib, clēirchib, mnāib, maccaib. Sechtmoga do blīadnaib dōib i n-doīre 'sin Babilōin, co tánic Cīr, comul &ndot;-glē, co ro fūaslaic a ndoīre. At-rubairt friu Cīr īar sin: 'Ēirgid dia bar tīr feissin, ocus imthigid co tenn co rissid Hierusalem'. Īar sin do-chūatar fodes dochum a tīre cen chess, cor' chumtaigset cathraig &ndot;-Dē etir aidmi ocus tige. Īar sin insaigis Cīr cain rīge for feraib domuin tricha blīdan bāi a glōir 's a h-ardrīgi i m-Babilōin. Babil. Luid īar sin Cīr līn a slūaig cosin Scithia n-ūabrig n-ūair, ic īarair chāna nī is sīa ro marb rīgan na Scithia. Cethri flathiusa cen on ar mēit neirt, ba cain comol, ro gabsat in domun &ndot;-dōid, amal innises canōin. Flathius na n-Asarda n-án co tānic Cīr mō cech māl, flathius Med is Pers, ba glicc, conas-tānic Mac Pilipp. Flathius na n-Grēc &ndot;-gribda a &ndot;-gāir conas-tāncatar Rōmāin, Rōmāin raid h-i r-rīgi īar sain co tici dēad in domuin. Inad in tuir Nemrūaid nāir ar lār in maige &Sdot;ennāir, sluind im sruth n-Ēofrait co &ndot;-glōir ro cumtacht in Babilōin. Ba.

Imrāiter sunn dano do aidedaib na prīmflatha &ersir; dond lucht fo n-eblatar &ersir; dona h-inadaib in ra adnaicthea &c.

In diesem Abschnitt (44a1) wird die Entfernung zwischen Himmel und Hölle auf 365 Tagesreisen (cōic h-uidi sescat ar .ccc.) angegeben: ar iss ed sain fil ōn Babilōin sīansaidi .i. ō ifurn h-i fail cach cummasc &ersir; cach &mdot;-būadrech cosinn Hierusalem nemda h-i fail cach sīd &ersir; cach sonmigi. Acht chena filet .clxxui. passe in cach uide &ersir; dā staid ar fichit in cach h-uidi.

Secht cōicat h-uide co mbrīg, a cōic déc cen immarīm ō Babilōin glossed: .i. ō iffurnn duiscthi drenn glossed:.i. crithnaiges dētu co cathraig Hierusalem: glossed: .i. co nem in sein sechtmoga sē passe a chēt, glossed: .i. līn fers na biate in sein in cach uidi adbul-mēt, glossed: .i. in cach cēmmim don biait dorīmet ēcnaide, is glē, acht sain cenēl cech phasse glossed: .i. pais stairidi &ersir; pais sīansaide