IOL Toch 306
| Known as: | IOL Toch 306; St Ch.00316.a.2; Stein Ch. 00316 a²; St.b.; PK.3.B; P2 |
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| Cite this page as: | Michaël Peyrot. "IOL Toch 306". 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-ioltoch306 (accessed 14 Dec. 2024). |
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 |
| Size (h × w): | 8.9 × 25.4 cm |
| Number of lines: | 6 |
Images
Images from idp.bl.uk by courtesy of the International Dunhuang Project and the British Library.
Transliteration
| a1 | ñcsa • ra ska re ko yne • pi tta ṣṣe pi kwaṃ rma tse nau¯ ¯s̝ ṣo tri pka rsa so • laṃ tse ko yne ṣe¯ ¯k ma ske tra /// |
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| a2 | pe rpe tte pre ma ne ra a ṅkai nya ma lle¯ ¯s̝p me lyi ta ṅki ma skeṃ ntra • i wa te ke ktseṃ ne ma ske ta rne tri [k]· /// |
| a3 | pre ke ma ske ta rne • śwā tsi mā ā ñme so mo tkaṃ ñe so so yu sa ke ktse ñe ma ske ta ·e /// |
| a4 | so kwä rma tse le śpa ṣṣe pi || ña ke sāṃ tke we ñau • co ra¯ ¯k• trau nta 10 ma lkwe rne [pa] /// |
| a5 | tke || ṣa lype ku ñci ta ṣṣe • ma lkwe¯ ¯r• mi¯ ¯t• pa ni¯ ¯t• ai se ne pa kṣa lle ywā rtsa li pā tra • /// |
| a6 | pi ppā¯ ¯l• e neṃ ka tnā lle te yo ka lle kwä rma tse sāṃ tke • || ku ñcī¯ ¯t• mlyo ko tau • i ra n[t]a – /// |
| lf | 90 9 |
| b1 | rma ttse lau pe || pa ni ta ṣṣe ṣpe¯ ¯l• ṣe pra yo¯ ¯k • we te ne se wa te • la ksai ñ[ai] – tsai ṣṣe – /// |
| b2 | śta rte • ya va kṣā¯ ¯r• pi ṅkte • to¯ ¯yä pra yo ka nta ma lkwe rsa yo ka lyi kwä rma tse sāṃ tke || pi /// |
| b3 | mā su ma ske ta¯ ¯r śrā nä¯ ¯ts• cwi ra no ṣo tri • we ñau • mā wa lke ññe pa¯ ¯stä yā /// |
| b4 | yā mo rmeṃ i sta kwa¯ ¯t• pa¯ ¯stä yā mo rmeṃ • i sta kwa¯ ¯t• pre ke sa yā mo rme· • [y]· /// |
| b5 | tso stau kka na ta rme śle ya sa rka ltra klai na¯ ¯ts• preṃ tsa ynā¯ ¯ñm ya ma stra 3 ma nta kno tso e rka tse sa – /// |
| b6 | rma ske tra • pa śca ne le śpsa ma ske ta¯ ¯r• e re ne yo lyi ya ā ñme s̝pa ma ske ta rne 4 a ṅ[k]aiṃ /// |
Transcription
| lf | 90-9 |
| * | aṅkaiṃ /// |
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Translation
| a1 | ... by the heart, [the patient is] sharp (= acid) in the mouth. Recognise the above (lit. before) as a symptom of cancer due to gall. He always becomes light (= bitter) in the mouth, ... |
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| a2 | (likewise he becomes breathless) as if carrying a burden, and he may vomit [and] his nostrils are blocked up. Anxiety (= nausea) besets his body, |
| a2+ | [he is] confused and gets (sleepy during the day at inappropriate) moments. |
| a3 | He has no appetite for food [and] his body is constantly satiated. |
| a3+ | ... Recognise (the above as a symptom) of cancer due to phlegm. |
| a4 | Now I will tell the medicine. 10 trau of Trigonella corniculata are to be cooked in milk. |
| a4+ | ... (This is to be drunk as) medicine (against cancer). |
| a5 | Sesame oil, milk, honey, [and] syrup are to be cooked in a vessel [so that] half [of it] remains. ... |
| a5+ | ... pepper is to be strewed in – |
| a6 | this is to be drunk as a medicine against cancer. |
| a6+ | Sesame paste, castor-oil plant (are to be mixed with vinegar) as an ointment against cancer. |
| b1 | A molasses pill [is] the first (lit. one) remedy, fenugreek the second, a fish-gill pill (the third) ... |
| b2 | ... the fourth, saltpetre the fifth. These remedies are to be drunk with milk as a medicine against cancer. (This tumour belongs to both) the gall (and wind. |
| b3 | It occurs in [fertile] women only [and]) it does not occur in [fertile] men. I will now tell the symptom also of this. |
| b3+ | When it has not moved (?) for a long time when it is moved, or when it is moved suddenly, or when it is moved suddenly for [some] time, ... their [i.e. of the women] abdomen grows, |
| b5 | likewise the [menstrual] blood stands still. It is by the women valued as [being] pregnant. |
| b5+ | Further the abdomen is burning hot ... becomes ... |
| b6 | [Her] breasts have (= develop) froth, [she is] pale of appearance and she gets the desire [of a pregnant woman]. Vomiting ... |
Other
| a2 | wird sich erbrechen (Schmidt 1974: 94) |
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| a4 | Now I shall state the remedy (91) (Peyrot 2013b: 656) |
| a5 | Sesame oil, milk, honey, syrup should be cooked in a vessel so that half of it remains… (91) (Peyrot 2013b: 710) |
| a5 | Sesamöl, Milch, Honig [und] Syrup [sind] in Überschuss zu kochen. Die Hälfte [davon] soll übrigbleiben. (Schmidt 1974: 112) |
| b3 | I will also state the symptom [lit. sign] of it (91) (Peyrot 2013b: 656) |
| b5 | von den Frauen wird er ... gewürdigt (Schmidt 1974: 230) |
| b5 | ... (nicht) wird der Penis ihnen schlaff, [sondern] steht im Blut/ steht, mit Blut [gefüllt], [und] wird von den Frauen [als] zeugungsfähig geschätzt. (Schmidt 1974: 114, 253-4) |
Commentary
Remarks
| Broomhead 1962: 46: "The end of the manuscript is missing, but the writing is in a perfect state of preservation. Written in medium ductus, the same hand as the preceding Stein manuscript" (IOL Toch 305). | |
| Leaf number in the string hole space. |
Philological commentary
| n1 | kwaṃrmatse: for kwärmatse. |
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| n2 | preke: possibly snai preke 'at inappropriate moments'. |
References
Online access
Edition
Peyrot 2007: №306; Couvreur 1955b: 222-224; Broomhead 1962: 46-48; Carling 2003
Translations
Carling 2000: a1 (189), b6 (211); Hackstein 1995: a5 (88); Peyrot 2013b: a4 (656), a5 (710), b3 (656); Schmidt 1974: a2 (94), a5 (112), b5 (114 and n.1), b5 (230), b5 (114, 253-4); Schmidt 1997: b3 b4 b5 b6 (246-248); Thomas 1952: b2 (23); Thomas 1957: a3 (252); Thomas 1968: a2 (213); Thomas 1979b: a4 (39); Thomas 1981: a5 (491)
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