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THT 1519

Known as:	THT 1519; Prelim. Num. 389
Cite this page as:	Adrian Musitz. "THT 1519". 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-tht1519 (accessed 12 May 2026).
Edition
Editor:	Adrian Musitz
Provenience
Main find spot:	Shorchuk
Expedition code:	T III Š 19
Collection:	Berlin Turfan Collection
Language and Script
Language:	TA
Script:	classical
Text contents
Text genre:	Literary
Object
Material:	ink on paper
Form:	Scroll

Transliteration

a1	– – – – ñ· – – – – – ¯rk yā m·¯ [¯m] – ///
a2	la śra yā sa¯ ¯cä ·l· ·s̝t la¯ ¯cä [w]e [śā] kaṃ [:] mā ma kaṃ – ///
a3	śā [ka¯] ¯s : śä¯ ¯k [ta] ryā ppyaṃ ksa¯ ¯r co ppāṃ co¯ ¯r ś[ra] ///
a4	wso kaṃ la¯ ¯cä we śā ṅkaṃ 2 kla¯ ¯s̝t la¯ ¯cä 6 pā ///
a5	kaṃ la¯ ¯cä 7 [ś]ā ṅkāṃ¯ ¯s : ṣi ka śā ā ru la¯ ¯cä ///

Transcription

a1	– – – – ñ· – – – – (yä)rk yām(a)m – ///
a2	la śräyāsac (k)l(a)ṣt läc we śākäṃ : māmakäṃ – ///
a3	śākäs : śäk täryāppyaṃ ksär coppāṃ cor śrä ///
a4	wsokäṃ läc we śāṅkaṃ 2 klaṣt läc 6 pā(räs) ///
a5	(wso)käṃ läc 7 śāṅkāṃs : ṣikaśā āru läc ///

Translation

a1	... I shall honor...
a2	klaṣt was sent to the elders: two piculs. Raw...
a3	... piculs. On day thirteen in the morning, the coppāṃ corn1 ... elders...
a4	wsok was spent: two pints 2. klaṣt was spent: 6 pārn2
a5	wsok was spent: 7 pints. āru... was spent...

Commentary

Philological commentary

n1	Ogihara argues that that coppāṃ is the equivalent to Chinese 处半, Old Turk. čupan, Bactr. σωπανο, Khot. chaupaṃ. cor is most definitely an Old Turkic title.
n2	For pār, cf. THT 4022.

References

Online access

IDP: THT 1519; TITUS: THT 1519

Edition

Tamai 2007a: №1519; Ogihara 2014: 116-120