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THT 1295

Known as:	THT 1295; Prelim. No. 116
Cite this page as:	Adrian Musitz (translation). "THT 1295". 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-tht1295 (accessed 20 May 2026).
Edition
Editor:	Adrian Musitz (translation)
Provenience
Collection:	Berlin Turfan Collection
Language and Script
Language:	TB
Linguistic stage:	classical
Script:	classical
Text contents
Text genre:	Literary
Object
Material:	ink on paper
Form:	Poṭhī
Number of lines:	4

Transliteration

a1	/// – s̝pa lkā [s]k· mtre ṣe ptā rka ñpo nta tra ṅko nta ///
a2	/// ·k· śau lo ñi pe lki¯ ¯ñä ñä śo lypo kā wä ñ· ///
a3	/// ko ṣo 30 2 so ypā ta¯ ¯rśc wte ntse traṃ stsi au ///
a4	/// ·ā ra ñä śkā we ne mce¯ ¯k ci o m·o paṃ l·a – ///
b1	/// ·[o] mklā ya te ṣwe ña • ñi ye¯ ¯s ā śpka rsta ///
b2	/// lkā tsi ñä¯ ¯ś wa rpā nte re ki cwi a mā cä nta ///
b3	/// ·sa yä rṣā te kuce kca pa lsko ma ntā wa – ///
b4	/// rṣṣa pi nau mi ye ntse ta¯ ¯ñ ka rnā ske – ///

Transcription

a1	/// – ṣpä lkāsk(e)m tre ṣe ptārkañ ponta träṅkonta ///
a2	/// ·k· śaulo ñi pelkiñ ñäś olypo kāwäñ· ///
a3	/// ko ṣo 30-2 soy pātärśc wtentse traṃstsi au(ntsate) ///
a4	/// · āra ñäś kārwa nemcek ci om·o paṃ l·a – ///
b1	/// ·om klāya te ṣ weña • ñi yes āś pkarsta(s) ///
b2	/// lkātsi ñäś warpānte reki cwi amācänta ///
b3	/// ·sa yärṣāte kuce kca palsko mantāwa – ///
b4	/// rṣṣa pi naumiyentse tañ kärnāske – ///

Translation

a1	... and we see...
a1	... let go of all my sins...
a1+	... life... for my sake... I... more killing...
a3	The son (began) to lament (?) to the father again...
a3+	... I... certainly... you...
a4+	... fell...
b1	and said this:
b1	Cut off (?) my head!
b1+	... they accepted to see me.
b2	The ministers... his word...
b2+	... honored, that I offended the mind...
b3+	... buy... of your jewel...

References

Online access

IDP: THT 1295; TITUS: THT 1295

Edition

Tamai 2007a: №1295