Texts

Sermo ad reges

  • Middle Irish, Latin
  • Irish religious texts, Homily
Homily in Middle Irish and Latin on the responsibilities of kings
Language
  • Middle Irish Latin
Textual relationships
Related: Book of ProverbsBook of ProverbsBook of Proverbs/17Book of Proverbs/17View incoming dataDe duodecim abusivis saeculiDe duodecim abusivis saeculiTegasc Solman meic DauidTegasc Solman meic DauidIrish homily on God’s instruction to Solomon, king of Israel. It seems to be a shorter version of the Sermo ad reges, a homily in Middle Irish and Latin from Leabhar Breac, p. 35b26.

Classification

Irish religious textsIrish religious texts
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Irish religious textsIrish religious texts
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HomilyHomily
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Keywords

KingshipKingship
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Sources

Primary sources Text editions and/or modern translations – in whole or in part – along with publications containing additions and corrections, if known. Diplomatic editions, facsimiles and digital image reproductions of the manuscripts are not always listed here but may be found in entries for the relevant manuscripts. For historical purposes, early editions, transcriptions and translations are not excluded, even if their reliability does not meet modern standards.

[ed.] [tr.] Atkinson, Robert, The passions and the homilies from Leabhar Breac: text, translation and glossary, Todd Lecture Series, 2, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1887.  

Note that there are various references throughout the book to material in the appendix, but in the introduction, Atkinson states he regrets “that I have not found it possible to include in the present volume the Appendix and Notes”.

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151–162 (text, without the Latin parts); 401–418 (translation, with the Latin parts) direct link direct link
[ed.] Dottin, Georges, Manuel d’irlandais moyen, 2 vols, vol. 2, Paris, 1913.
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58–60 [id. 11. ‘Le Roi injuste et le Roi juste’] Extract from LB, reproduced from Atkinson.

Secondary sources (select)

Miles, Brent, “The Sermo ad reges from the Leabhar Breac and Hiberno-Latin tradition”, in: Elizabeth Boyle, and Deborah Hayden (eds), Authorities and adaptations: the reworking and transmission of textual sources in medieval Ireland, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 2014. 141–158.
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