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IOL Toch 145
| Known as: | IOL Toch 145; H 149.add.96; B.96 |
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| Cite this page as: | Michaël Peyrot. "IOL Toch 145". 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-ioltoch145 (accessed 07 Feb. 2026). |
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Edition |
| Editor: | Michaël Peyrot |
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Provenience |
| Main find spot: | Unknown |
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| Collection: | British Library (London) |
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Language and Script |
| Language: | TB |
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| Linguistic stage: | classical |
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| Script: | classical |
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Text contents |
| Text genre: | Literary |
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| Text subgenre: | Jātaka/Avadāna |
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| Verse/Prose: | prose; verse |
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Object |
| Material: |
ink
on paper |
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| Form: | Poṭhī |
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| Size (h × w): | 7 × 7 cm |
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| Number of lines: | 5 |
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Images
Transliteration
| a1 | /// ·n· pr[o] skai a rwā r[e] ya tsi au – /// |
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| a2 | /// śtwā ra a ścī o kta e śne : o ṅ[k]o /// |
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| a3 | /// – tsai ñe ñco lkā nta rne k[ā] [p]·e /// |
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| a4 | /// – yā m· ā bhi nai wa /// |
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| a5 | /// [le] ·o /// |
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| b1 | /// – – – – – – – /// |
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| b2 | /// ·k[ā]¯ ¯k śā yau ñke : 1 || t· k· /// |
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| b3 | /// [¯]ṅk pa lkā te pre ntse to¯ ¯t i /// |
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| b4 | /// [e] mpe lya o no lmeṃ tā ñī /// |
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| b5 | /// – rwe¯ ¯r• p[t]ā ka wa [r]pa tsi : 1 [||] /// |
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Transcription
Translation
| a1 | ... without fear, ready, ... started (?) to go ... |
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| a2 | ... four heads [and] eight eyes. The elephant ... |
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| a3 | ... these two ornaments are seen on him. ... |
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| a4 | ... acting ... |
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| a5 | ... |
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| b1 | ... |
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| b2 | ... yet I still live now. 1. || ... |
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| b3 | ... thought ... an instant such ... |
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| b4 | ... terrible ... being ... she me ... |
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| b5 | ... be ready to receive it! 1. || |
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Commentary
Remarks
| * | According to Broomhead 1962: 291 "[w]ritten in medium ductus the writing is very clear. The middle of a five line manuscript." |
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References
Online access
IDP: IOL Toch 145
Edition
Peyrot 2007: №145; Broomhead 1962: 291
Bibliography
Broomhead 1962
Broomhead, J.W. 1962. “A textual edition of the British Hoernle, Stein and Weber Kuchean manuscripts. With transliteration, translation, grammatical commentary and vocabulary. I = Edition.” PhD, Cambridge: Trinity College.
IDP
“The International Dunhuang Project: The Silk Road Online.” n.d. http://idp.bl.uk.
Peyrot 2007
Peyrot, Michaël. 2007. “An edition of the Tocharian fragments IOL Toch 1 – IOL Toch 822 in the India Office Library.” International Dunhuang Project. 2007. http://idp.bl.uk/database/oo_cat.a4d?shortref=Peyrot_2007.
