W 17
| Known as: | W 17; Or 6402A 1.5 |
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| Cite this page as: | Adrian Musitz. "W 17". 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-or6402a15 (accessed 11 Apr. 2026). |
Edition | |
| Editor: | Adrian Musitz |
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 |
Images
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Transliteration
| a1 | /// |
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| a2 | /// k· [a] [rkwa] /// |
| a3 | /// ○ – [pi] pra lle || jī – – /// |
| a4 | [m]· – – ○ ko ṭi • kṣī ra kā ko ṭ· • mā – – – – – |
| a5 | – /// no [na] – • [kuśa] nā¯ ¯r kā l·ne sa – – no – |
| a6 | – – – – ·ā ye • ta [ryā] [ka] [w]ī [tr]au – – rā – – [s]e ka ·[ā] |
| b1 | – – trau nta li pā [ts]· – ·rau – s̝pa ma lkwe¯ ¯r ṣe – yä¯ ¯rm – – – |
| b2 | – ta ṣṣe ṣa lype • na stu kā¯ ¯rm e śa ne ne ka rtse pā we sa s̝pa ne stsi |
| b3 | [na] stu kā rma ○ nta ne¯ ¯s̝ śpā lmeṃ se ci pa ni ta ·e || || ci pa – |
| b4 | – – – – ○ ha ti • ka ṇḍa kā ri • ·i /// |
| b5 | – – – – – – ppā¯ ¯l pu – – – /// |
| b6 | /// |
Transcription
| a1 | /// |
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| a2 | /// k· arkwa(ññai) /// |
| a3 | /// – pi pralle ॥ jī(vakä) /// |
| a4 | m(et) (kā)koṭi • kṣīrakākoṭ(i) • mā(śäk) – – – – – |
| a5 | /// nona – • kuśanār kāl·nesa – – no – |
| a6 | – – – – ·āye • täryāka wī trau(nta) – rā – – se ka ·ā |
| b1 | n1 – – traunta lipāts(i) – (t)rau(nta) ṣpä malkwer ṣe(me)yärm – – (ku)¬ |
| b2 | ¬(ñcī)täṣṣe ṣalype • nastukārm eśanene kartse pāwesa ṣpä nestsi |
| b3 | n2 nastukārmäntane ṣ śpālmeṃ se ci panitä(ṣ)e ॥ ॥ cipa(kä) |
| b4 | – – – (pra)hati • kaṇḍakāri • ·i /// |
| b5 | – – – – – (pi)ppāl pu(narnapä) /// |
| b6 | /// |
Translation
| a3 | ... à apporter. || Pentaptera tomentosa ... |
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| a4 | ... Gymnema balsamicum, Gymnema lactiferum, Phaseolus radiatus, ... |
| a5 | Plumbago zeylancia ... |
| a6 | ... trente-deux trau ... |
| b1 | ... trau; préparer huit trau et une mesure de lait ... |
| b2 | huile de sésame: médicament nasal salutaire aux yeux et avec le ... |
| b3 | : médicaments naseaux. C’est le meilleur ... de la mélasse || || Pentaptera tomentosa |
| b4 | ... Solanum indicum, Solanum xanthocarpum, ..., patchouli, ... |
| b5 | ... poivre long, Boerhaavia diffusa, ... |
Commentary
Philological commentary
| n1 | The syntax in b1-b3 is rather imperspicuous. It's especially unclear what the infinitive nestsi (which Filliozat simply doesn't transcribe!) is doing here. |
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| n2 | panitäntse of Filliozat/Broomhead is not possible. The vertical extent of the last akṣara is not consistent with ntse. |
References
Online access
Edition
Filliozat 1948: 71, 83; Broomhead 1962: 18
Translations
Carling 2000: b1 (190); Thomas 1954: b1 (747)
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.
Carling, Gerd. 2000. Die Funktionen der lokalen Kasus im Tocharischen. Berlin/New York: de Gruyter.
Filliozat, Jean. 1948. Fragments de textes koutchéens de médecine et de magie. Texte, parallèles sanskrits et tibétains, traduction et glossaire. Paris: Librairie d’Amérique et d’Orient Adrien-Maisonneuve.
“The International Dunhuang Project: The Silk Road Online.” n.d. http://idp.bl.uk.
Thomas, Werner. 1954. “Die Infinitive im Tocharischen.” In Asiatica. Festschrift Friedrich Weller. Zum 65. Geburtstag, gewidmet von seinen Freunden, Kollegen und Schülern, edited by Johannes Schubert and Ulrich Schneider, 701–64. Leipzig: Harrassowitz.
