IOL Toch 270
| Known as: | IOL Toch 270; H 150.51; D.51 |
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| Cite this page as: | Michaël Peyrot. "IOL Toch 270". 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-ioltoch270 (accessed 13 Mar. 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: | 4 |
Images
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Transliteration
| a1 | /// sthā nā – – – mo ka /// |
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| a2 | /// ·g· li ka ta nma ske ntra m· /// |
| a3 | /// – da rśaṃ • a ka ni ṣṭhä • toṃ pi – /// |
| a4 | /// – – ·ā ·i – /// |
| b1 | /// ·m· [ta] – – /// |
| b2 | /// ·[y]· m· ṣtā k· kuse ceṃ tsaṃ t❠¯u pre /// |
| b3 | /// ri tto ṣpī śāṃ tsi ma kcai ·e /// |
| b4 | /// nte tu ·e (–) r[mt]sa hīṃ /// |
Transcription
| a1 | /// sthānā – – – mokä /// |
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| a2 | /// (pud)g(a)lika tänmaskenträ m· /// |
| a3 | /// (su)darśaṃ • akaniṣṭhä • toṃ pi – /// |
| a4 | /// – – ·ā ·i – /// |
| b1 | /// ·m· tä – – /// |
| b2 | /// ·y· m· ṣ tāk(a) kuse ceṃtsäṃ tāu pre(ściyaine) /// |
| b3 | /// rittoṣ pīś āṃtsi mäkcai ·e /// |
| b4 | /// °nte tu(nts)e (ṣa)rmtsa hīṃ° /// |
Commentary
Remarks
| According to Broomhead 1962: 309 "[w]ritten in medium ductus, and clearly preserved, it is the middle of a manuscript originally having four lines, traces of the fourth being visible on both recto and verso". |
References
Online access
Edition
Peyrot 2007: №270; Broomhead 1962: 309
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.




