PK DA M 507.8

Known as:	PK DA M 507.8; Pelliot Koutchéen Duldur Aqur M 507(8); Pelliot Koutchéen Compatibilité de monastère 8 [PK Cp 8]
Cite this page as:	"PK DA M 507.8". 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_8 (accessed 15 Sep. 2026).
Provenience
Main find spot:	Duldur-akur
Collection:	Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds Pelliot Koutchéen (Paris)
Language and Script
Language:	TB
Linguistic stage:	late
Script:	cursive
Text contents
Text genre:	Non-literary
Text subgenre:	Account
Verse/Prose:	prose
Object
Material:	ink on paper
Size (h × w):	39.8–40 × 28.9–29.1 cm
Number of lines:	14
Interline spacing:	1.5–2 cm

Transliteration

a1	pi¯ ¯ś kṣuṃ ntsa ṣka cce meṃ ne sa ṅka ntse śe śu ya¯ ¯p ca ka nma wi to wä 4
a2	sa ṅka ntse śe śu sa ysā re ca ka nma 3 to wä 7 \| sa ṅka ntse śe śu sa ā ka lye kśye ca ka nma 4 to wä «o»«¯» «¯»«k» 8
a3	ṣu kta ñce meṃ ne sa ṅka ntse śe śu ya¯ ¯p ca ka nma 2 to wä 8 sa ṅka ntse śe śu sa ysā re ca ka nma 9 to wä 4
a4	sa ṅka ntse śe śu sa ā ka lye kśye ca ka nma cā¯ ¯k to wä ñu \| «ñu» «ñce» «meṃ» «ne» «sa» «ṅka» «ntse» «śe» «śu» «sa» «ysā» «re» «ca» «ka» «nma» «3» «to» «wä» «2»
a5	me ñe o kta nte sa ṅka ntse śe śu sa ysā re cā¯ ¯k – 1 to wä 6 sa ṅka ntse śe śu [w]a ā ka cā¯ ¯k 1
a6	sa ṅka ntse śe śu ya¯ ¯p to wä «†[wi]» 3 sa ṅka ntse śe śu wa ā ka ca ka nma 5 \| «†[sa]» «†[ṅka]» «†[ntse]»
a7	śka ñce meṃ ne sa ṅka ntse śe śu sa ysā re ca ka nma ṣu¯ ¯k 7 \| to wä 7 sa ṅka ntse śe śu ya¯ ¯p ca ka nma 2 to wä 2 \| sa ṅka ntse śe śu sa ā ka
a8	lye kśye ca ka nma 8 to wä ñu 9 \| wä rsa ññe meṃ ne sa ṅka ntse śe śu sa ysā re ca ka nma 7 \| to wä 9 sa ṅka ntse śe śu ya¯ ¯p ca ka nma 4 to wä 8
a9	sa ṅka ntse śe śu wa ā ka ca ka nma 8 t«†o»«au» sa nai 1 \| «†[ña]» ra pa ññe meṃ ne sa ṅka ntse śe śu sa ysā re ca ka nma 8 to wä «†wä» 3 \| sa ṅka ntse śe śu ya¯ ¯p
a10	ca ka nma 4 to wä sa nai 1 \| sa ṅka ntse śe śu sa ā ka lye kśye ca ka nma śa¯ ¯k 10-1 \| to wä śwā ra 4
a11	ṣka cce me ña meṃ «†[ma]» «†[nte]» ra pa ñe me¯ ¯ñä ta ṅktsi sa ṅka ntse śa śu ya¯ ¯p ca ka nma 10 6 to wä ṣu¯ ¯k 7
a12	ṣka cce me ña meṃ ra pa ñe me¯ ¯ñä ta ṅktsi sa ṅka ntse śe śu sa ysā re ca nma 40-1 \| to wä 8
a13	ṣka cce me ña meṃ ra pa ñe me¯ ¯ñ ta ṅktsi sa ṅka ntse śe śu – sa ā ka lye kśye ca ka nma 40 to wä 7
a14	ṣka cce me ña meṃ rā¯ ¯p ta ṅktsi ka pyā re¯ ¯s śe śu sa śwe lyā¯ ¯ṅk ā yu sa ysā re lai¯ ¯ś ca ka nma 40 9
b1	upā dhyā yeṃ¯ ¯ś ṣa¯ ¯ñä a kla ṣle a mrä ta te we śle yi rke yi rṣa lñe ya ma stä¯ ¯r
b2	ñi¯ ¯ś ykā¯ ¯k ma lya ke pā ta¯ ¯r mā ta¯ ¯r ri ntsa mai ci sai¯ ¯m wa ste e ṅksa mai upā dhyā yeṃ
b3	ntse mai yya ne o sta meṃ la ntsi ka lpā wa

Transcription

a1	piś kṣuṃntsa ṣkacce meṃne saṅkantse śeśu yap cakanma wi towä 4
a2	saṅkantse śeśusa ysāre cakanma 3 towä 7 । saṅkantse śeśusa āka lyekśye cakanma 4 towä ok 8
a3	ṣuktañce meṃne saṅkantse śeśu yap cakanma 2 towä 8 saṅkantse śeśusa ysāre cakanma 9 towä 4
a4	saṅkantse śeśusa āka lyekśye cakanma cāk towä ñu । ñuñce meṃne saṅkantse śeśusa ysāre cakanma 3 towä 2
a5	n1 meñe oktante saṅkantse śeśusa ysāre cāk 1 towä 6 saṅkantse śeśuwa āka cāk 1
a6	saṅkantse śeśu yap towä 3 saṅkantse śeśuwa āka cakanma 5 ।
a7	śkañce meṃne saṅkantse śeśusa ysāre cakanma ṣuk 7 । towä 7 saṅkantse śeśu yap cakanma 2 towä 2 । saṅkantse śeśusa āka
a8	lyekśye cakanma 8 towä ñu 9 । wärsaññe meṃne saṅkantse śeśusa ysāre cakanma 7 । towä 9 saṅkantse śeśu yap cakanma 4 towä 8
a9	saṅkantse śeśuwa āka cakanma 8 tau sanai 1 । rapaññe meṃne saṅkantse śeśusa ysāre cakanma 8 towä 3 । saṅkantse śeśu yap
a10	cakanma 4 towä sanai 1 । saṅkantse śeśusa āka lyekśye cakanma śak 10-1 । towä śwāra 4
a11	ṣkacce meñameṃ rapañ{ñ}e meñ täṅktsi saṅkantse ś{a→e}śu yap cakanma 10-6 towä ṣuk 7
a12	ṣkacce meñameṃ rapañ{ñ}e meñ täṅktsi saṅkantse śeśusa ysāre ca{ka}nma 40-1 । towä 8
a13	ṣkacce meñameṃ rapañ{ñ}e meñ täṅktsi saṅkantse śeśusa āka lyekśye cakanma 40 towä 7
a14	n2 ṣkacce meñameṃ rāp täṅktsi kapyāres śeśusa śwelyāṅk āyusa ysāre laiś cakanma 40-9
b1	n3 _upādhyāyeṃś ṣañ aklaṣle amrätatewe śle yirke yirṣalñe yamastär
b2	ñiś ykā-k malyake pātär mātär rintsamai ci saim waste eṅksamai _upādhyāyeṃ¬
b3	¬ntse maiyyane ostameṃ lantsi kälpāwa

Translation

a1	In the 5th regnal year. In the 6th month. The barley eaten by the saṃgha: two piculs, 4 pecks.
a2	The wheat eaten by the saṃgha: 3 piculs, 7 pecks. \| The millet ā-l. eaten by the saṃgha: 4 piculs, 8 pecks.
a3	In the 7th month. The barley eaten by the saṃgha: 2 piculs, 9 pecks. The wheat eaten by the saṃgha : 9 piculs, 4 pecks.
a4	The millet ā.-l. eaten by the saṃgha: piculs, 1 picul, 9 pecks. \| In the 9th month. The wheat eaten by the saṃgha : 3 piculs, 2 pecks.
a5	The 8th month. The wheat eaten by the saṃgha: 1 picul, 8 pecks. The millet ā. eaten by the saṃgha: 1 picul.
a6	The barley eaten by the saṃgha: 3 pecks. The millet ā. eaten by the saṃgha: 5 piculs. \|
a7	In the 10th month. The wheat eaten by the saṃgha: 7 piculs \| 7 pecks. The barley eaten by the saṃgha: 2 piculs, 2 pecks. \| The millet ā.-
a8	l. eaten by the saṃgha: 8 piculs, 9 pecks. \| In the 11th month. The wheat eaten by the saṃgha: 7 piculs \| 9 pecks. The barley eaten by the saṃgha: 4 piculs, 8 pecks.
a9	The millet ā. eaten by the saṃgha: 8 piculs, 1 peck.\| In the 12th month. The wheat eaten by the saṃgha: 8 piculs, 3 pecks. \| The barley eaten by the saṃgha :
a10	4 piculs, 1 peck. \| The millet ā.-l. eaten by the saṃgha: [11] piculs \| 4 pecks.
a11	From the 6th month up to the 12th month, the barley eaten by the saṃgha : 16 piculs, 7 pecks.
a12	From the 6th month until the 12th month, the wheat eaten by the saṃgha: 41 [piculs] \| 8 pecks.
a13	From the 6th month until the 12th month, the millet ā.-l. eaten by the saṃgha: 40 piculs, 7 pecks.
a14	From the 6th month until the Rāp, the wheat eaten by kapyāres (and) given as the tax was spent: 49 piculs.
b1	Au précepteur son propre disciple Amṛtadeva rend hommage avec vénération.
b2	toi, je t'ai pris comme refuge [et] protection.

Commentary

Philological commentary

n1	cāk_\: sic, i.e. with normal ka sign, not Fremdzeichen ka.
n2	rāp_\: abbreviation for rapaññe, with long vowel sign according to stress.
n3	yamastär_\: sic, i.e. Fremdzeichen ta plus dots of Fremdvokal ä above.

Alternative linguistic/paleographic classifications

Peyrot 2008	C
Tamai 2011	C14

References

other

Pinault 0000: 9-14; Pinault 1994b: 106-108

Miscellaneous

Translations

Ching 2010: a14 (134, 449); Ching and Ogihara 2012: a11 (86), a12 (86); Meunier 2013: b1 (166), b2 (145)

Bibliography

Ching 2010

Ching, Chao-jung. 2010. “Secular documents in Tocharian: Buddhist economy and society in the Kucha region.” PhD, Paris: École Pratique des Hautes Études.

Ching and Ogihara 2012

Ching, Chao-jung, and Hirotoshi Ogihara. 2012. “On a Tocharian B monastic account kept in the Otani Collection.” Tocharian and Indo-European Studies 13: 77–115.

Meunier 2013

Meunier, Fanny. 2013. “Typologie des locutions en yām- du tokharien.” Tocharian and Indo-European Studies 14: 123–85.

Peyrot 2008

Peyrot, Michaël. 2008. Variation and change in Tocharian B. Vol. 15. Leiden Studies in Indo-European. Amsterdam/New York: Rodopi.

Pinault 0000

Pinault, Georges-Jean. 0000. “Textes économiques koutchéens.”

Pinault 1994b

Pinault, Georges-Jean. 1994b. “Aspects du bouddhisme pratiqué au nord du désert du Taklamakan, d’après les documents tokhariens.” In Bouddhisme et cultures locales. Quelques cas de réciproques adaptations. Actes du colloque franco-japonais de septembre 1991, edited by Fumimasa Fukui and Gérard Fussman, 2:85–113. Études Thématiques. Paris: École française d’Extrême-Orient.

Tamai 2011

Tamai, Tatsushi. 2011. Paläographische Untersuchungen zum B-Tocharischen. Innsbrucker Beiträge zur Sprachwissenschaft 138. Innsbruck: Institut für Sprachen und Literaturen.