A 399.18
| Known as: | A 399.18; THT 1033.18; THT 1033b18; 581 |
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| Cite this page as: | Michaël Peyrot. "A 399.18". 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-a39918 (accessed 15 Dec. 2025). |
Edition | |
| Editor: | Michaël Peyrot |
Provenience | |
| Main find spot: | Sengim |
| Expedition code: | T II S |
| Collection: | Berlin Turfan Collection |
Language and Script | |
| Language: | TA |
| Script: | classical |
Text contents | |
| Text genre: | Literary |
| Text subgenre: | Jātaka/Avadāna |
| Verse/Prose: | prose; verse |
Object | |
| Manuscript: | A 399-404 |
| Material: | ink on paper |
| Form: | Poṭhī |
| Size (h × w): | 4.0 × 4.0 cm |
| Number of lines: | 2 |
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Transliteration
| a1 | /// mpa [l]k·¯ (–) /// |
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| a2 | /// tma ke śśi [k](·)ā [n]· /// |
| b1 | /// [m]· wä¯ ¯l• tra ṅka /// |
| b2 | /// ssaṃ s·e /// |
Transcription
| a1 | n1 /// m pälk· – /// |
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| a2 | n2 /// tmakeśśi k·ā n· /// |
| b1 | /// m· wäl träṅkä(ṣ) /// |
| b2 | /// (wra)ssaṃ s·e /// |
Translation
| a1 | ... saw ... |
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| a2 | ... |
| b1 | ... king ... says: ... |
| b2 | ... among the beings ... |
Commentary
Remarks
| The fragment is upside down in the frame. |
Philological commentary
| n1 | pälk· –: both a 3sg.prt. pälkāt and a 3pl.prt. pälkānt are possible. |
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| n2 | tmakeśśi: the word division is uncertain; see also tma ke A 399.15 a2. |
