IOL Toch 251
| Known as: | IOL Toch 251; H 150.47; D.47 |
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| Cite this page as: | Michaël Peyrot. "IOL Toch 251". 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-ioltoch251 (accessed 14 May 2025). |
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 |
| Number of lines: | 4 |
Images
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Transliteration
| a1 | /// lyiṃ /// |
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| a2 | /// [p]u tka s̝s̝a lya ste – /// |
| a3 | /// [r]ka¯ ¯ñä ñi¯ ¯ś ta se ma ·[e] /// |
| a4 | /// le ne – /// |
| b1 | /// [la] kle¯ ¯ñä [i] /// |
| b2 | /// – pra bhā ka ra mcu ṣka – /// |
| b3 | /// ·e ne so rro¯ – /// |
| b4 | /// – wa /// |
Transcription
| a1 | /// lyiṃ /// |
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| a2 | /// putkäṣṣälya ste – /// |
| a3 | /// °rkañ ñiś tasema(n)e /// |
| a4 | /// le ne – /// |
| b1 | /// läkleñ i° /// |
| b2 | /// – prabhākara mcuṣka – /// |
| b3 | /// ·ene sorro(mp) /// |
| b4 | /// – wa /// |
Translation
| a1 | ... |
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| a2 | ... is to be divided. |
| a3 | ... me ... comparable ... |
| a4 | ... |
| b1 | ... out of sorrow ... |
| b2 | ... princess Prabhākarā ... |
| b3 | ... down ... |
| b4 | ... |
Commentary
Remarks
| According to Broomhead 1962: 334 "[w]ritten in large ductus, and very clearly preserved, four lines are visible, of which only two and three have much content". |
References
Online access
Edition
Peyrot 2007: №251; Broomhead 1962: 334
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.
