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A 444.b

Known as:A 444.b; THT 1078b
Cite this page as:Michaël Peyrot. "A 444.b". 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-a444b (accessed 20 Jan. 2025).

Edition

Editor:Michaël Peyrot

Provenience

Main find spot:Kocho
Expedition code:T I D
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 436-445
Material: ink on paper
Form:Poṭhī
Size (h × w):5.3 × 4.3 cm
Number of lines:4

Images

Transliteration

a1/// ·p· ra ///
a2/// – ¯[s̝] sa ///
a3/// [p]· ya s[v]iṃ lā ///
a4/// – – ///
b1/// – ¯r ve mpe ///
b2/// kmu ra ///
b3/// – se – ///

Transcription

a1/// ·p· ///
a2/// – sa ///
a3/// yasviṃ ///
a4/// – – ///
b1/// – r vempe ///
b2/// (kā)kmurä(ṣ) ///
b3/// – se – ///

Translation

a1...
a2...
a3...
a4...
b1...
b2... having brought ...
b3...

Commentary

Remarks

*The top (of the recto) of the fragment, covering lines a1 and b3, is in fact loose. However, it seems to be correctly joined on the verso. The label unfortunately covers the middle of line a3.

References

Online access

IDP: THT 1078b

Bibliography

IDP

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