PK AS 16.4.1
| Known as: | PK AS 16.4.1; Pelliot Koutchéen Ancienne Série 16.4.1; PK AS 16.4A; 1281 |
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| Cite this page as: | Georges-Jean Pinault; Melanie Malzahn (collaborator). "PK AS 16.4.1". 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-pkas1641 (accessed 17 Mar. 2026). |
Edition | |
| Editor: | Georges-Jean Pinault; Melanie Malzahn (collaborator) |
| Date of online publication: | 2012-08 |
Provenience | |
| Main find spot: | Duldur-akur |
| Expedition code: | DA cour |
| Collection: | Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds Pelliot Koutchéen (Paris) |
Language and Script | |
| Language: | TB |
| Linguistic stage: | classical |
| Script: | classical |
Text contents | |
| Text genre: | Literary |
| Verse/Prose: | prose; verse |
Object | |
| Material: | ink on paper |
| Form: | Poṭhī |
| Size (h × w): | 11.2 × 14.7 cm |
| Number of lines: | 6 |
| Interline spacing: | 2.8 cm |
Transliteration
| a1 | /// [k](·) yā mtsi¯ ¯ś mā ne sa[ṃ] /// |
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| a2 | /// ktaṃ ña na kre(·) [tau] na – /// |
| a3 | /// ○ ñä kte ntse kr[e] ntau na[¯] [¯ts] [ā] – /// |
| a4 | /// l[y]e snai yä¯ ¯rm ai śa mñe /// |
| a5 | /// [le] /// |
| b1 | /// |
| b2 | /// |
| b3 | /// ○ [c](·) ñ(·) ce ṣo trū na lye(·) (·)[k] /// |
| b4 | /// ○ ṅka ṣṣe cau [kr]au pe ma (– –) (·)[o] /// |
| b5 | /// nau ntai no : o [no] [lm]· /// |
| b6 | /// [y]a rke yā mtsi[¯] [¯]ś po [y](·)[i] /// |
Transcription
| a1 | /// (yar)k(e) yāmtsiś mā nesäṃ /// |
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| a2 | /// (pañä)ktäṃñana kre(n)tauna – /// |
| a3 | /// (pa)ñäktentse krentauna{ṃ}ts ā – /// |
| a4 | /// lye snai yärm aiśamñe /// |
| a5 | /// le /// |
| b1 | /// |
| b2 | /// |
| b3 | /// (cäñ)c(ar)ñ()ce(ṃ) ṣotrūna lye(ly)k(ormeṃ) /// |
| b4 | /// (sa)ṅkaṣṣe cau kraupe ma – – ·o /// |
| b5 | /// nauntaino : onolm(e) /// |
| b6 | /// yarke yāmtsiś poy(ś)i(ntse) /// |
Translation
| a1 | ... there is no [one] to pay homage ... |
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| a2 | ... the virtues belonging to the Buddhalord ... |
| a3 | ... of the virtues of the Buddhalord ... |
| a4 | ... wisdom without limit ... |
| a5 | ... |
| b1 | ... |
| b2 | ... |
| b3 | ... (after having) seen the signs characterized by pleasantness ... |
| b4 | ... this gathering of the community ... |
| b5 | ... the streets. The being ... |
| b6 | ... in order to pay homage to the Omniscient ... |
Commentary
Remarks
| Fragment of a large leaf right beside the string hole in lines 3 and 4 with part of the upper margin preserved; recto and verso uncertain. The leaf does not belong to the other ones of the series PK AS 16. |
