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A 408.f

Known as:	A 408.f; THT 1042f; Bleistiftnummer 3112
Cite this page as:	Michaël Peyrot. "A 408.f". 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-a408f (accessed 14 Dec. 2025).
Edition
Editor:	Michaël Peyrot
Provenience
Main find spot:	Sengim
Expedition code:	T II S 19.20, T II S 19.19f
Collection:	Berlin Turfan Collection
Language and Script
Language:	TA
Script:	classical
Text contents
Text genre:	Literary
Object
Manuscript:	A 406-408
Material:	ink on paper
Form:	Poṭhī
Size (h × w):	3.5 × 3.1 cm
Number of lines:	3

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Transliteration

a1	/// – i [m]· ///
a2	/// ·[p]· lmā tra ṅka ///
a3	/// s̝a• || ā [ti] ///
b1	/// – [¯]ñä śä kt· ///
b2	/// yo • lwe s·ā ///
b3	/// – ssi [p]ā ///

Transcription

a1	/// – im(e) ///
a2	/// ·p· lmā träṅkä(ṣ) ///
a3	/// ṣ{†ä} ॥ āti ///
b1	/// – ñ śäkt(ālyi) ///
b2	n1 /// yo • lwes ·ā ///
b3	/// – ssi pā ///

Translation

a1	... mind ...
a2	... says: ...
a3	... || Grass ...
b1	... seed ...
b2	... with ... ; of an animal ...
b3	...

Commentary

Remarks

*	In one frame with A 408-A 408.e and A 408.g-A 408.i. The lower margin of the recto (upper of the verso) is preserved.

Philological commentary

n1	lwes: this could be the attestation noted in Sieg et al. 1931: 86 as "Frgm.".

References

Online access

IDP: THT 1042f

Bibliography

IDP

“The International Dunhuang Project: The Silk Road Online.” n.d. http://idp.bl.uk.

Sieg et al. 1931

Sieg, Emil, Wilhelm Siegling, and Wilhelm Schulze. 1931. Tocharische Grammatik. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.