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A 105
| Known as: | A 105; THT 738 |
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| Cite this page as: | Gerd Carling; Adrian Musitz (translation). "A 105". In A Comprehensive Edition of Tocharian Manuscripts (CEToM). Created and maintained by Melanie Malzahn, Martin Braun, Hannes A. Fellner, and Bernhard Koller. https://cetom.univie.ac.at/?m-a105 (accessed 07 Jun. 2026). |
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Edition |
| Editor: | Gerd Carling; Adrian Musitz (translation) |
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Provenience |
| Main find spot: | Shorchuk |
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| Specific find spot: | Stadthöhle |
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| Expedition code: | T III Š 63.04 |
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| Collection: | Berlin Turfan Collection |
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Language and Script |
| Language: | TA |
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| Script: | classical |
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Text contents |
| Text genre: | Literary |
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Object |
| Manuscript: | A 89-143 |
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| Material: |
ink
on paper |
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| Form: | Poṭhī |
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| Number of lines: | 6 |
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Transliteration
| a1 | /// yā ta¯ ¯m kra·¯ ¯śä ka lpnā ntro ñ[i] – – |
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| a2 | /// kā ṣlu ne yā ta¯ ¯m śo¯ ¯l pa [r]ka[¯] [¯r] mska ta¯ ¯r |
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| a3 | /// to¯ ¯m tka ñi śo li¯ ¯s ñā tse [k]lā [nt]ā ñä |
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| a4 | /// la tmä ṣṣā ñcä¯ ¯m – – m[ā] – – – – |
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| a5 | /// p· [s̝a¯] [¯k] śo¯ ¯l – – – – – – |
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| a6 | |
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| b1 | /// |
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| b2 | /// [p]ka¯ ¯nt pe nu – – – – – – – |
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| b3 | /// l· pa ryā naṃ pā kra tka nā pe – – – – |
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| b4 | /// wra ske kā ta ṅkā s̝aṃ śo¯ ¯l nka¯ ¯s̝ ku pre |
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| b5 | /// ka śśi yo ka ñi yśa lma sso ntaṃ śo¯ ¯l [k]· |
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| b6 | /// [ś]o¯ ¯l sā ka ssi ka pśa ñi mā śkaṃ – – |
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Transcription
Translation
| a1 | ... that... the good ones obtain... human... |
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| a1+ | ... through... life is long... |
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| a3+ | The foundations of life bring danger... |
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| a4 | From that, ... self... not... |
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| a4+ | ... life... |
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| b1+ | ... separately, too... |
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| b2+ | ... in a circuit... manifest... over the earth... |
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| b3+ | ... illness arises in him. |
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| b4 | Life disappears. |
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| b4+ | If... |
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| b5+ | ... hungry and thirsty... the desires... life... |
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| b6 | ... to hold back life... body... no longer... |
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Commentary
Remarks
| * | Transcription and references have been transferred from the "Text and Reference Database of the Tocharian A Language" (Gerd Carling Lund University) (funded by the Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation and SCAS). |
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| * | Transcription and translation are based on Carling et al. 2009. |
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| * | Lines a6 and b1 are lost. |
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References
Online access
IDP: THT 738; TITUS: THT 738
Edition
Sieg and Siegling 1921: 60; Sieg and Siegling 1921 p. 60
