Which Secret History is the most accurate

davetatch Är Posts: 11	Which Secret History is the most accurate Nov 28, 2007 12:10:32 GMT 3 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by davetatch on Nov 28, 2007 12:10:32 GMT 3 I have read the Paul Kahn translation, but seen excerpts from other translations which are different. Which one is considered the most accurate?

snafu Tudun Posts: 222	Which Secret History is the most accurate Dec 1, 2007 5:23:03 GMT 3 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by snafu on Dec 1, 2007 5:23:03 GMT 3 Onon Urgunge's version is very good with lots of useful footnotes. And since Onon Urgunge is Mongolian I consider it the most reliable.
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H. İhsan Erkoç Qaghan Qaghan of the Steppe History Forum Posts: 7,191	Which Secret History is the most accurate Dec 1, 2007 21:02:57 GMT 3 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by H. İhsan Erkoç on Dec 1, 2007 21:02:57 GMT 3 The best is the one made by Francis Woodman Cleaves. The translation of Igor De Rachewiltz is also fine (I have that one).
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