THT 1143
| Known as: | THT 1143; Prelim. No. 188; Pencil No. 2137 |
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| Cite this page as: | Georges-Jean Pinault (transliteration); Michaël Peyrot. "THT 1143". 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-tht1143 (accessed 27 Jul. 2024). |
Edition | |
| Editor: | Georges-Jean Pinault (transliteration); Michaël Peyrot |
Provenience | |
| Main find spot: | Shorchuk |
| Expedition code: | T III Š 101.18 |
| Collection: | Berlin Turfan Collection |
Language and Script | |
| Language: | TA |
| Script: | classical |
Text contents | |
| Title of the work: | Nanda-nāṭaka? |
| Text genre: | Literary |
Object | |
| Material: | ink on paper |
| Form: | Poṭhī |
| Size (h × w): | 10.8 × 8.8 cm |
| Number of lines: | 5 |
| Interline spacing: | 2.0 cm |
Images
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Transliteration
| a1 | /// – mp[e] ku cne [m]ā – (– –) – /// |
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| a2 | /// [pa] s̝a[ṃ] t[m]a k[n]a n[d]e – [ñka]¯ ¯t – /// |
| a3 | /// [i] me ka lp[o] yo ka ñ[i] /// |
| a4 | /// ·[pr]· ca¯ ¯r pā kṣi ññā [ñ]· /// |
| a5 | /// – ku[y]a l·ā /// |
| b1 | /// || [t]ma [ṣ]n· /// |
| b2 | /// [n]ta a ṣu¯ ¯k spa nto¯ ¯[nt] /// |
| b3 | /// n[e] o te ta preṃ ci ñcro /// |
| b4 | /// [ā] ṣāṃ la [p]naṃ [•] [o] – ta preṃ [ñä] /// |
| b5 | /// – ñä k[cy]ā s[p]o (– –) ·ā /// |
Transcription
| a1 | n1 /// – mpe kucne mā – – – – /// |
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| a2 | /// paṣ-äṃ tm-äk nande (ptā)ñkät – /// |
| a3 | /// ime kälpo yokañi /// |
| a4 | /// · pr(a)car pākṣiññā-ñ(i) /// |
| a5 | /// – kuyal ·ā /// |
| b1 | /// ॥ tmäṣ n· /// |
| b2 | /// nt«†ä» aṣuk späntont /// |
| b3 | n2 /// ne ote täpreṃ ciñcro(ne) /// |
| b4 | /// āṣāṃ lap n-äṃ • o(te) täpreṃ ñä /// |
| b5 | /// – ñäkcyās po – – ·ā /// |
Translation
| a1 | ... which not ... |
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| a2 | «... give him ...!» Then Nanda ... the Buddha ... |
| a3 | ... has got the memory ... thirsty ... |
| a4 | «... brother, tell me ...» |
| a5 | ... why ... |
| b1 | ... Thereupon ... |
| b2 | ... wide ... trusting ... |
| b3 | ... (O how wonderful is ...!) O how wonderful is this pleasantness! ... |
| b4 | ... he has a worthy head. O how wonderful ... divine (?) ...! |
| b5 | ... divine ... |
Commentary
Philological commentary
| n1 | mpe: possible restorations include (wa)mpe 'jewel', (ā)mpe 'both', (ta)mpe 'power'. |
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| n2 | ne: possibly an abstract, parallel to ciñcro(ne). This suggests that another ote täpreṃ preceded. |
References
Online access
IDP: THT 1143; TITUS: THT 1143
Edition
Tamai 2007a: №1143
Bibliography
“The International Dunhuang Project: The Silk Road Online.” n.d. http://idp.bl.uk.
Tamai, Tatsushi. 2007a. “A preliminary edition of unpublished texts from the Berlin Turfan Collection.” Thesaurus indogermanischer Text- und Sprachmaterialien (TITUS): Tocharian manuscripts from the Berlin Turfan collection. 2007. http://titus.fkidg1.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/tocharic/tht.htm.
Gippert, Jost, Katharina Kupfer, Christiane Schaefer, and Tatsushi Tamai. n.d. “Thesaurus Indogermanischer Text- und Sprachmaterialien (TITUS): Tocharian Manuscripts from the Berlin Turfan Collection.” http://titus.fkidg1.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/tocharic/thtframe.htm.
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