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PK Bois B4
| Known as: | PK Bois B4; Pelliot Koutchéen Bois B4; LP 6 |
| Cite this page as: | "PK Bois B4". 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_b4 (accessed 25 Jan. 2026). |
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): | 4.73–4.42 × 8.8–8.0 cm |
| Number of lines: | 2 |
Transliteration
| a1 | [r]ka na¯ ¯t • śa ko¯ ¯kt kṣuṃ ntsa • ṣu ktaṃ ñce meṃ ne [•] |
| a2 | [śa] k[ne] [•] [ma] kt[e] [t]❠¯ś [ā] [k]ṣa : |
Transcription
Commentary
Remarks
References
Edition
Pinault 1987: 87-88
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.