THT 2172.a

Known as:	THT 2172.a; Prelim. No. 643; Pencil No. 2818
Cite this page as:	"THT 2172.a". 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-tht2172a (accessed 11 May 2026).
Provenience
Main find spot:	Kocho
Expedition code:	T I D
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:	3

Transliteration

a1	/// – ta – (– –) – ·ṃ me – ///
a2	/// – mā taṃ rī ka pra ·ā – ¯t^• dz e ṇaṃ ///
a3	/// – ·ā¯ ¯s̝t^• hī rtaṃ – r·a ra ṇḍaṃ rū – ///
b1	/// ·e – – ¯m^• e ne ṅ·a pyau tka pu wa¯ ¯r^• \|\| ///
b2	/// – rne wye ṣa lwe clau ta ske ṣa lwe v·a ///
b3	/// na nma – (– –) l·e – ta tsa r·a ///

a1	/// – tä – – – – ·ṃ me – ///
a2	/// – mā taṃ rī ka pra ·ā – t dze ṇaṃ ///
a3	/// – ·āṣt hīrtaṃ – r·a ra ṇḍaṃ rū – ///
b1	/// ·e – – m eneṅ·a pyautka puwar ॥ ///
b2	/// – rne wye ṣa lwe clau tä ske ṣa lwe v·a ///
b3	/// na nma – – – l·e – ta tsä r·a ///