PK DA M 507.5
| Known as: | PK DA M 507.5; Pelliot Koutchéen Duldur Aqur M 507(5); Pelliot Koutchéen Compatibilité de monastère 5 [PK Cp 5] |
|---|---|
| Cite this page as: | "PK DA M 507.5". 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-pkda507_5 (accessed 08 Aug. 2026). |
Provenience | |
| Main find spot: | Duldur-akur |
| Collection: | Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds Pelliot Koutchéen (Paris) |
Language and Script | |
| Language: | TB |
Text contents | |
| Text genre: | Non-literary |
| Text subgenre: | Account |
| Verse/Prose: | prose |
Object | |
| Material: | ink on paper |
| Size (h × w): | 27.2 × 10.4–29.3 cm |
| Number of lines: | 5 |
| Interline spacing: | 2–2.5 cm |
Transliteration
| a1 | pi kce meṃ ne ri ñyā na a ṣta mi [k]· – /// |
|---|---|
| a2 | i kaṃ trai yne ri ñyā na śwa le – /// |
| a3 | ṣka śce i kaṃ trai yne mpe¯ ¯k co¯ ¯r /// |
| a4 | i kaṃ «†trai» «†yne» śwe rne ta rmai śye cā ne [ā] – ¯r – – /// |
| a5 | o kta ñce pi¯ ¯ś me ña ntse ne ñu we¯ ¯ñä śa ṅki pai nte ntse cā ne ā yo¯ ¯r wsa re 1 |
| b1 | /// ·[ā] [n]eṃ wsā wa ne i kaṃ pi¯ ¯ś 20 5 |
| b2 | /// ma sa pi to cā ne[ṃ] wsā wa ne |
| b3 | – ¯k ṣu¯ ¯k 10 [7] |
Transcription
| a1 | pikce meṃne riñyāna aṣtamik(kana) /// |
|---|---|
| a2 | ikäṃ traiyne riñyāna śwale(kana) /// |
| a3 | ṣkaśce ikäṃ traiyne mpek cor /// |
| a4 | ikäṃ śwerne tarmaiśye cāne ā(yo)r (wasa) /// |
| a5 | n1 oktañce piś meñantse -ne ñuweñ śaṅki paintentse cāne āyor wsare 1 |
| b1 | /// (c)āneṃ wsāwa-ne ikäṃ piś 20-5 |
| b2 | /// masa pito cāneṃ wsāwa-ne |
| b3 | (śa)k ṣuk 10-7 |
Translation
| a1 | In the 5th month. The citizen Aṣtamikka*-women /// |
|---|---|
| a2 | On the 23rd day, the citizen [Śwalleka*]-women /// |
| a3 | On the 23rd day of the 6th (month), Mpek Cor /// |
| a4 | On the 24th day, Tarmaiśye donated coin /// |
| a5 | On the 5th day of the 8th month, The New Śaṅke people donated coin [to the Buddha] : 1. |
| b1 | /// I gave to him coins: 25. |
| b2 | /// was spent. I gave to him coins as the (milling) fee: |
| b3 | 17. |
Commentary
Philological commentary
| n1 | 1: number or punctuation (i.e. •). |
|---|
Alternative linguistic/paleographic classifications
| Peyrot 2008 | C |
| Tamai 2011 | C14 |
References
other
Pinault 0000: 5-6; Ching 2010: 150-152
Bibliography
Ching, Chao-jung. 2010. “Secular documents in Tocharian: Buddhist economy and society in the Kucha region.” PhD, Paris: École Pratique des Hautes Études.
Peyrot, Michaël. 2008. Variation and change in Tocharian B. Vol. 15. Leiden Studies in Indo-European. Amsterdam/New York: Rodopi.
Pinault, Georges-Jean. 0000. “Textes économiques koutchéens.”
Tamai, Tatsushi. 2011. Paläographische Untersuchungen zum B-Tocharischen. Innsbrucker Beiträge zur Sprachwissenschaft 138. Innsbruck: Institut für Sprachen und Literaturen.
