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 Manuscript Source London, British Library, MS Egerton 1782, fol. 49v a; see R. Flower, Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the British Museum (2 vols, London 1926), ii 259–98: 280–281. Editions Kuno Meyer (ed.), 'Mitteilungen aus irischen Handschriften', Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 4 (1902) 234–40. Hildegard L. C. Tristram (ed.), Sex Aetates Mundi. Die Weltzeitalter bei den Angelsachsen und den Iren. Untersuchungen und Texte. Anglistische Forschungen (Heidelberg: Carl Winter 1985) 285–293. Translation Hildegard L. C. Tristram (transl.), Sex Aetates Mundi. Die Weltzeitalter bei den Angelsachsen und den Iren. Untersuchungen und Texte. Anglistische Forschungen (Heidelberg: Carl Winter 1985) 285–293 [German]. Secondary Literature Lloyd W. Daly, Altercatio Hadriani Augusti et Epicteti Philosophi, Illinois Studies in Language and Literature 24 (Urbana: University of Illinois Press 1939) 11–18. George Norman Garmonsway, 'The Development of the Colloquy', in Peter Clemoes (ed.), The Anglo-Saxons: Studies in Some Aspects of Their History and Culture (London: Bowes and Bowes 1959) 248–261. Martha Bayless, 'The Collectanea and Medieval Dialogue,' in Michael Lapidge (ed.), Collectanea Pseudo-Bedae, Scriptores Latini Hiberniae 14 (Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies 1998) 121–199. Keith Glaeske, 'The Children of Adam and Eve in Medieval Irish Literature,' Ériu 56 (2006) 1–11. Jan M. Ziolkowski (ed.), Solomon and Marcolf, Harvard Studies in Medieval Latin 1, (Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press 2008) 1–50. Abigail Burnyeat, 'Cesta Cóema: Early Irish Dialogue Form and Medieval Educational Practice,' unpubl. paper, Seminars in Medieval Gaelic Intellectual Culture, Department of Celtic and Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh, 24th March, 2010. Related Texts A fhir thall thriallus. Kuno Meyer (ed.), 'Mitteilungen aus irischen Handschriften', Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 13 (1919): 3–30 (3–7). The Irish Riddles. Whitley Stokes (ed.), 'Irish Riddles,' The Celtic Review 1 (1904) 132–135. Duan in Chethracht Cest. Rudolf Thurneysen (ed.). 'Das Gedicht der vierzig Fragen von Eochaid ua Cérín', Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 13 (1921) 132–136. The edition used in the digital edition Kuno Meyer Mitteilungen aus irischen Handschriften: Dūan in chōicat cest Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 4 Halle/Saale Max Niemeyer 1903 234–240: 234–237

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 900–1200 The text is in Middle Irish. 2010-09-07 Beatrix Färber ed. Header completed; file parsed; SGML and HTML files created. 2010-08-31 Eystein Thanisch ed. Details of manuscript source and bibliography supplied. 2010-03-22 Beatrix Färber ed. Header created; file proofed (2). 2010-03 Eystein Thanisch ed. Structural and content markup added; file proofed (1). 2010-02 Eystein Thanisch, University of Edinburgh data capture Poem typed in. Dūan in chōicat cest innso sīs. Iarfaigid lib cóecait cestdo clár Temra cen tairmesc cip hē for talmuin na tor,diadá inn-dán a fúasloccod. Fír ocus ní brég in bágh,a comann crichid comlán: sochaide &fdot;āgbus a braticon cōicait imchomarcc Tairleam na cesta cóema,nídat espa anóebda, iarfaigid úain huili amachda cach duini dageólach Cīa lín na n-arcaingel n-án.i. secht: Michael, Panahel, Raphael, Ramuél, Sintasuél, Gabriél, Uiriel.,cid arnid dún a n-imrád, cīa lín d'agmenuib aingelmaróen la cach n-árcaingel?.i. cúic fichit in cét, deich cēt in mīli, deich mīli in leigieon,deichleigieoin in cuma,deich cuma im-mares,deich mares in caterua,deich caterua in exercitum,deich n-exercitus in turba, deich turba in agmine,deich n-agmine lín gach arcaingil. Cūiciur in cuinchet dúnfuilet ic coimét cōic ndūl, hic coimétt tened.i.Uriól, talman.i.Sariól,aeoir.i.Panahól., usci.i.Rapael,ard-anman..i. Móchael Cīa spirut fil hi ngréin glain.i. spirut aingil cui nomen solaris.ocusind-éscu inmain?aingel ali cui nomenest lunáris. ésca ocus muir (modh nā tais),caide fāth a n-óentachaisusce cechtarde &ersir; una natura inter se id est amaritudo l. l. Cīa hairm atát trī topairsúgait muir ngairb 'na &ndot;glotain?.i. in acquilone &ersir; haec sunt nomina eorum .i. astrafons in caelo, marefons in mare, indefons in terra. cīa muir is millsi.i.d'ōl &ersir; deis parrthais. nā mil?mare quod est a dextris paradisicīa muir nā tráighenn itir?.i. muir marb mortunum (sic). Cīa lín na cenél uleitir míl ocus duine?.i. lxx.ii. do anmannaib óxsamlaib itir mīl &ersir; duine super terram .i. talam. inn innisit aicnead óghfil hi secht rannaib Gabón?.i. cen chúmscuchud i ndomnuch &ersir; na huili chiúil do chloisecht eisib .i. ōs insib Sab. Cīa lín fochraic fil hi nim?.i. lxx.ii. do fochraicib écsamlaib. cīa lín pían iffirn āighthigh?.i. lxx.ii. bēos do píanaib écsamlaib. cīa brón fil i nim glan gurm?.i. Helí &ersir; Énóc nā cumgat etigal la hēnu a parrthus.cīa fálte fil i n-iffurn?.i. anmann arsāilet fochraic īar mbráth. Cīa hairm fil iffern na n-ed?.i. a trīan a n-aeór &ersir; a trīan hi talmain &ersir; a trīan hi muirCía delb hi fil Lucifer?.i. delb pésti dianad ainm Prothimeon .i. cēt cenn fuirri &ersir; cēt dant cach cinn. ceti secht feda (fír sain)rosāersatar síl Adhaim?.i. pailmm fofúair Ádam &ersir; crand sechim .i. fid na háircce &ersir; fidh amígdala .i. flesc Máisi ocus cethri fedha na croiche .i. cupriss, cedir, giús, beithe. Ádam athuir fer ndomaincīa cétguth ro cétlobair?.i. adoro uel adiuro te domine .i. guidim thú, a thigerna cid adconnairc tria nél cíach .i. atconnairc in grían nó int aingel.dar mullach slēbe Protiach? .i. slíab atā hi parrthus. Aprat na heólaig abuschlaind Ādaim rīa n-imarbus, .i. Seir mac ruc Eua d'Ādham rīa n-imarbus, is ūad Seiri ocus Seiria, mar aderit dáeine cīa cét-mac rug Euha án? .i. Cáin nó Seir mar adeir in stair.cīa hairm fil a chlann chomlán?.i. itir inn India &ersir; in Scithia. Cīa mac d'Adam dorat gráddo mnái a brāthar, cīarb imnár? .i. Pennán dorat grád do Phihib do mnāi Cháin. cáa hingen d'Ádham íar taintriasa torchair a brāthair? .i. Pibp ingin Adhoim ben Cháin is trethe dorochair a brāthair Pennán.> Cīa 'coa ndernad cathir chaintall hi tosuch in domain? .i. Cāin dorigni in céchathraig &ersir; tuc ainm a maic prīmgenni fuirri .i. Enoch .i. Enoch ainm na cathrach cía 'ca ndernad trebad trom? .i. Cáin dorigni cét-ar &ersir; cét-búain.cīa 'coa ndernad in chēt-long? .i. is é bēos dorigni in cét-luing. Na dá cholamain cōemudorónsat clanna cáema, .i. colamu áilda &ersir; colomu légda co romartaiss a scēla indtib īar ndīlind. aprat eōlaig bethad binncīa díb romair īar ndílinn. .i. in hí in colama áelda nō lecda? .i. in choluma áelda éim romair ann. Cīa corp nā fil i n-inud?in innister hil-liubar? .i. huili chruinde na ndúl nó comad si in maiss ēcruthach. cid ara nderna in snám seangin fer maith Hierusalem? .i. dia thérnám dar muir Chaisp, is airi doróine in cétsnám sin. Ainm sāeir na hairci .i. Silgebus macc Tubalcháin is eól damocus ainm a degathar: .i. Tubalcháin fodeissin. cīa rolocht rē ndul ō haitdorigni in saer 'sin degh-airc? .i. clār cin tairnge do fágbāil inti do bādudh Noé cona muinntir, co ro-faillsiget aingil Dē do Noe Cati trī tūatha tair tallnā robáidh díliu drech-mall? .i. na Seiricda &ersir; lucht na haircci &ersir; na bratána. cīa dāl fil i n-ilur cīachi mullach Slēbi Parthīach? .i. comdál anmunn fírian síl Ádhaim hi Slíab Cailiaph. Cīa fot rīa ndílinn dāmaighar rochuir spirut Ádaim? .i. dā blíadain ar fichit ar dcc.aib ō éc Ádhaim co dílinn cīa ben dorigne figherīa cach mnāi co míngile? .i. Eua rofig duilli na pailme nō Cata Flauia .i. Oliuána bean Iáfeth. Cīa sægul tucad do Shēm,in fail úaib 'coa mbeth in scél? .i. cuicc cēt bliadan, rop hedh seg (sic) saegul Séim. cairdis mac Caim cuindghid suindo chlainn Chāïn miscadhaigh. .i. do clainn Chāin māthair mnā Caim, conad aire nā rānic rígi o claind Chaim Anmann trī rann in domaincan asa filet foraib? .i. Eoraip &ersir; Affraic &ersir; Assia. Eorops rī na Sicormada, is úad Eoraibp. Nō Eoraip ainm mnā. Asia immorro ō Aiss ingin Neir &ersir; Neptun tuc dī ina tochra a ainm forsin tres raind. cīa rogab in Affraic n-áindo chiniud airdirc Abráim? .i. Affer mac Cethura ocus Abráim, iss é rogab in Affraicc ar tús. Cīa lín ríg Tibirria Romal ruidhit filid? .i. fiche rí .i. Ianus Saturnus Punus Latinus Ascanius Silinus Aeneas Siluius Latinus Albinus Sil— Egiptus s. Carpentus s. Tiberius Agripa s. Arémus s. Anentinus s. Pchas s. Anrelius (sic) s. Munutor. cīa rī dorochair tall tairic inbir srotha Caphir? .i. Iulian Cesair romarbad lasin nAffer ic drochut Inuilb. Cadeat trī gáire in domuinfinnat ma sencaidh soraid? .i. gáir mac nIsraél ic a tennad im Muir Rúaid, gāir iffirn oc a arcain do Chrīst. cīa gáir is trumma díb-sin mād aidhlicc lib íarfaighid! .i. gáir in brátha hic delliughad na fírián frissna pectachaib. Iarfaigid