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PK Bois A16
| Known as: | PK Bois A16; Pelliot Koutchéen Bois A16; LP 96 |
| Cite this page as: | "PK Bois A16". 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-pkbois_a16 (accessed 16 Nov. 2025). |
Provenience |
| Main find spot: | Shaldirang |
| Specific find spot: | Watchtower |
| Collection: | Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds Pelliot Koutchéen (Paris) |
Language and Script |
| Language: | TB |
Text contents |
| Text genre: | Non-literary |
| Text subgenre: | Laissez-passer |
| Verse/Prose: | prose |
Object |
| Material: |
ink
on wood tablet |
| Size (h × w): | 1.59–1.5 × 3.4–1.47 cm |
| Number of lines: | 3 |
Transliteration
| a1 | /// – ·y· [ma] /// |
| a2 | /// ·[r]ai ya kwi /// |
| a3 | /// te ntsa /// |
Transcription
| a1 | /// – ·y· mä /// |
| a2 | /// (t)rai yakwi /// |
| a3 | /// tentsa /// |
Commentary
Remarks
Philological commentary
| * | possibly (p)y(ā)m(\) «agis». |
References
Edition
Pinault 1987: 111
Bibliography
Pinault 1987
Pinault, Georges-Jean. 1987. “Épigraphie koutchéenne. I. Laissez-passer de caravanes. II. Graffites et inscriptions.” Sites divers de la région de Koutcha, Mission Paul Pelliot, Documents archéologiques, 8: 59–196 + XL.