English summary: The companian volume consists of notes on the criteria of editing the text, various commentaries on points of linguistic relevance and content, an extensive documentation listing narrative types, ans several indices. For purposes of demonstration, a juxtaposition of differing versions of two specific texts in transcription is appended. German description: Dieser Begleitband enthalt Bemerkungen zu den Kriterien der Textedition, sprachliche und inhaltliche Kommentare, ausfuhrliche Dokumentation und Indices sowie die Gegenuberstellung verschiedener Fassungen in Umschrift.