IOL Toch 21
| Known as: | IOL Toch 21; H 149.75; A.75 |
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| Cite this page as: | Michaël Peyrot; Angelo Mascheroni (translation). "IOL Toch 21". 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-ioltoch21 (accessed 19 May 2024). |
Edition | |
| Editor: | Michaël Peyrot; Angelo Mascheroni (translation) |
Provenience | |
| Main find spot: | Unknown |
| Collection: | British Library (London) |
Language and Script | |
| Language: | TB |
| Linguistic stage: | classical |
| Script: | classical |
Text contents | |
| Passage: | Meeting with the sage Udraka |
| Text genre: | Literary |
| Text subgenre: | Buddha legend |
Object | |
| Material: | ink on paper |
| Form: | Poṭhī |
| Size (h × w): | 4.4 × 7 cm |
| Number of lines: | 4 |
Images
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Transliteration
| a1 | /// [s]·u kau u dra ke rṣā ke o /// |
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| a2 | /// [ts]e lwā ke ṣai || tu [m]eṃ /// |
| a3 | /// ā ksau i spe ks̝a || pa – /// |
| a4 | /// [l]· ·[au] /// |
| b1 | /// ta toṃ s̝a· m· na t· k· /// |
| b2 | /// lñe ka rtse wa ṣa mo ra – /// |
| b3 | /// pi wa trai śai ṣṣeṃ tska ṣ·ī /// |
Transcription
| a1 | /// s(r)ukau udrake rṣāke o /// |
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| a2 | /// tse lwāke ṣai ॥ tumeṃ /// |
| a3 | /// āksau ispek ṣä ॥ pa – /// |
| a4 | /// l· ·au /// |
| b1 | /// tä toṃ ṣä(r)m(a)na t· k· /// |
| b2 | /// lñe kartse waṣamo ra – /// |
| b3 | /// (yolo)pi wa«t» trai-śaiṣṣeṃts käṣ(ṣ)ī /// |
Translation
| a1 | ... the sage Udraka having died ... |
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| a2 | ... was a vessel (of/for the law?). Then, ... |
| a3 | ... and ... woke up nearby (?). ... |
| a4 | ... |
| b1 | ... these reasons ... |
| b2 | ... good friend ... |
| b3 | ...n (either of a good) or of an evil (?)... the teacher of the three worlds ... |
Commentary
Remarks
| According to Broomhead 1962: 275 "[w]ritten in medium sized ductus, [t]he writing on the three lines preserved is very clear". |
Philological commentary
| For a similar construction, cf. maybe PK AS 7B b3... kreñcepi wat no yolopi wat yāmorntse .... |
References
Online access
Edition
Peyrot 2007: №21; Broomhead 1962: 275
Bibliography
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.
“The International Dunhuang Project: The Silk Road Online.” n.d. http://idp.bl.uk.
Peyrot, Michaël. 2007. “An edition of the Tocharian fragments IOL Toch 1 – IOL Toch 822 in the India Office Library.” International Dunhuang Project. http://idp.bl.uk/database/oo_cat.a4d?shortref=Peyrot_2007.
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