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A 444.e
| Known as: | A 444.e; THT 1078e |
| Cite this page as: | Michaël Peyrot. "A 444.e". 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-a444e (accessed 14 Jan. 2026). |
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): | 4.7 × 5.7 cm |
| Number of lines: | 3 |
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Transliteration
| a1 | /// [mā] /// |
| a2 | /// [yä] ntu m[ā] /// |
| a3 | /// wa rpi śke yä[¯] [¯s̝] /// |
| b1 | /// ntu¯ ¯s̝ pñi ā ·[ā] /// |
| b2 | /// yä ntu l(·)e¯ – /// |
| b3 | /// ·ä /// |
Transcription
| a1 | /// mā /// |
| a2 | /// yäntu mā /// |
| a3 | n1 /// warpiśkeyäṣ /// |
| b1 | n2 /// ntuṣ pñi ā·ā /// |
| b2 | /// yäntu l·e – /// |
| b3 | /// ·ä /// |
Translation
| a1 | ... |
| a2 | ... |
| a3 | ... from the garden ... |
| b1 | ... thereupon (?) ... merit ... |
| b2 | ... |
| b3 | ... |
Commentary
Remarks
Philological commentary
| n1 | warpiśkeyäṣ: the last akṣara is severely abraded and the reading is uncertain. |
| n2 | /// ntuṣ: possible restorations are (a)ntuṣ and (la)ntuṣ. |
References
Online access
IDP: THT 1078e
Bibliography
IDP
“The International Dunhuang Project: The Silk Road Online.” n.d. http://idp.bl.uk.