Work in progress
THT 1548.b
| Known as: | THT 1548.b; Prelim. No. 442 |
|---|
| Cite this page as: | Adrian Musitz (translation). "THT 1548.b". 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-tht1548b (accessed 21 May 2026). |
|---|
Edition |
| Editor: | Adrian Musitz (translation) |
|---|
Provenience |
| Main find spot: | Kizil Ming-öy |
|---|
| Expedition code: | T III MQ 138 |
|---|
| 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: | 5 |
|---|
Transliteration
| a1 | /// – tsts· tā ka a kṣā¯ ¯r• a klyi lñe ne nau |
|---|
| a2 | /// la nte • sū ṣa¯ ¯ñä yä rpo nta ṣṣe o ko |
|---|
| a3 | /// – tke nta sa skai nā ma ne mā¯ ¯s̝p yā ta |
|---|
| a4 | /// ·ṣ· ne snai ke¯ ¯ś• mā ka s̝pa wai |
|---|
| a5 | /// – staṃ mai ta¯ ¯r || ka ntsa ka rṣaṃ ne || tā |
|---|
| b1 | /// k· • 1 || tu meṃ sā¯ ¯u cwī brā hma ṇ[ai] |
|---|
| b2 | /// rmeṃ kre nta we re mpa y· ro rmaṃ |
|---|
| b3 | /// ·t· sa pe ·ly· ṅke • kwri tu pī to sa ka rnā |
|---|
| b4 | /// ·s· pa¯ ¯s̝ o mte pe plya ṅke • || brā hma |
|---|
| b5 | /// – k·e ne¯ ¯k o¯ ¯[t]• pa lko rmeṃ • ya ltse ne |
|---|
Transcription
Translation
| a1 | ... was... |
|---|
| a1+ | ... in studying the writing... |
|---|
| a2 | ... (they praised?)... |
|---|
| a2+ | This is the fruit of his own merits... |
|---|
| a3+ | ... and trying (with remedies?)... did not manage... |
|---|
| a4+ | ... and countless many... |
|---|
| a5 | ... went after... |
|---|
| a5 | In the Kantsakarṣaṃ-tune: |
|---|
| b1+ | Then she... of him... Brahmin... |
|---|
| b2+ | ... having (practiced?) with good smells... |
|---|
| b3+ | ... if for this price... buy... |
|---|
| b4 | ...go there! |
|---|
| b4 | Sell (it)! |
|---|
| b4+ | Brahmin... |
|---|
| b5 | ... having seen..., in thousand... |
|---|
References
Online access
IDP: THT 1548b; TITUS: THT 1548
Edition
Tamai 2007a: №1548
