IOL Toch 216
| Known as: | IOL Toch 216; H add.149.102; C.102 |
|---|---|
| Cite this page as: | Michaël Peyrot. "IOL Toch 216". 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-ioltoch216 (accessed 10 Aug. 2026). |
Edition | |
| Editor: | Michaël Peyrot |
Provenience | |
| Main find spot: | Unknown |
| Collection: | British Library (London) |
Language and Script | |
| Language: | TB |
| Linguistic stage: | classical |
| Script: | classical |
Text contents | |
| Text genre: | Literary |
| Text subgenre: | Jātaka/Avadāna |
Object | |
| Material: | ink on paper |
| Form: | Poṭhī |
| Size (h × w): | 6.4 × 8.9 cm |
| Number of lines: | 4 |
Images
Images from idp.bl.uk by courtesy of the International Dunhuang Project and the British Library.
Transliteration
| a1 | /// ·s· – ja ya se ne ñe¯ ¯m• |
|---|---|
| a2 | /// – ke ntsa pe rne rñe ṣṣai mai |
| a3 | /// [ñ]·e tsa ññe ṣṣai pre ścī |
| a4 | /// – po [t]e – |
| b1 | /// tra – ·k· |
| b2 | /// tr· yśe lmi sa rwā na |
| b3 | /// yś· lmeṃ ypa rwe meṃ ñyā tse |
| b4 | /// [w]e we rño rste pa klyau¯ ¯s̝ |
Transcription
| a1 | /// ·s· – jayasene ñem |
|---|---|
| a2 | /// – kentsa pernerñeṣṣai mai¬ |
| a3 | ¬(yyasa) /// ñ(w)etsäññeṣṣai preścī¬ |
| a4 | ¬(yaine) /// – po te – |
| b1 | /// trä – ·k· |
| b2 | /// tr· yśelmi särwāna |
| b3 | /// yś(e)lmeṃ yparwemeṃ ñyātse |
| b4 | /// wewerñor ste päklyauṣ |
Translation
| a1 | ... Jayasena by name. |
|---|---|
| a2 | ... through the ..., (through) the power of the worth |
| a3 | ... (in) a new time ... |
| a4 | ... all that ... |
| b1 | ... |
| b2 | ... desires ... face ... |
| b3 | ... from desire; from the beginning need ... |
| b4 | ... is the saying. Hear! ... |
Commentary
Remarks
| Perhaps rather Udānālaṅkāra?? | |
| According to Broomhead 1962: 304 "[w]ritten in medium ductus, and very clearly preserved, it is the middle of a manuscript with at least four lines originally". |
References
Online access
Edition
Peyrot 2007: №216; Broomhead 1962: 304
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. 2007. http://idp.bl.uk/database/oo_cat.a4d?shortref=Peyrot_2007.
