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IOL Toch 252

Known as:	IOL Toch 252; H 150.43; D.43
Cite this page as:	Michaël Peyrot. "IOL Toch 252". 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-ioltoch252 (accessed 13 May 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
Object
Material:	ink on paper
Form:	Poṭhī
Number of lines:	5

Transliteration

a1	/// [s]· – – /// /// [r]· ///
a2	/// – snai ly[i] – [r]· [w]· ka s̝s̝a ///
a3	/// [k]a lymi sa pi lko • ka [l]· ///
a4	/// ñcai pi wa ra s̝s̝a l·e ///
a5	/// ··ṃ ·e pe – ///
b1	/// – ṣa – ///
b2	/// y[ā]¯ ¯ñmä eṃ ṣke to¯ ¯t ///
b3	/// – ra ha nte ññe pe rne ka ///
b4	/// ·ṣ· nte ce ·ai ·a rm·[s]a se kau ///
b5	/// lo – /// /// – ///

Transcription

a1	/// s· – – /// /// r· ///
a2	/// – snai lyi(pä)r() w(i)käṣṣä(lle) ///
a3	/// kalymisa pilko • kal· ///
a4	/// °ñcai pi waräṣṣäl(l)e ///
a5	/// ··ṃ ·e pe – ///
b1	/// – ṣa – ///
b2	/// °y āñm eṃṣke tot ///
b3	/// (a)rahanteññe perne kä° ///
b4	/// ·ṣ· nte ce ·ai (ṣ)arm(t)sa se kau° ///
b5	/// lo – /// /// – ///

Commentary

Remarks

*	According to Broomhead 1962: 307 "[w]ritten in large ductus, and clearly preserved, it is the middle of a large manuscript, of which five lines can be seen here, and only three have any content".

References

Online access

IDP: IOL Toch 252

Edition

Peyrot 2007: №252; Broomhead 1962: 307