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THT 3998

Known as:THT 3998
Cite this page as:Adrian Musitz (translation). "THT 3998". 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-tht3998 (accessed 26 May 2024).

Edition

Editor:Adrian Musitz (translation)

Provenience

Main find spot:Kizil Ming-öy
Expedition code:MQ 159
Collection:Berlin Turfan Collection

Language and Script

Language:TB
Linguistic stage:classical
Script:classical

Text contents

Text genre:Literary

Object

Material: ink on wood tablet
Number of lines:5

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Transliteration

a1·s· [m]·[e] ·k· tsa k[a] ll[e] nā – snai mai yya mā k· – (–) tra : ke meṃ [ra] pa na [tra] : m· lle ra pa na tra
a2·[o] kai tse ma ske tra • l[m]i ne o so ntä rne se o [m]ä mo na ri ñe mā – ts· tā¯ ¯yä – li ·ye ya m·
a3·lyyi ya na ysā [rñ]a na pro ks· mo¯ ¯t ku ñci¯ ¯t – lyp[e] – [l]· mā – ·k· – – – mo – – k· – –
a4rka ñi 3 ku ke ñi [3] a ṣti kaṃ nta 3 mi śca ka ne • ai y·e lai yko wa ·ra gu – – ñe [sn]· mño ·p· li – m·
a5– se ne – li ye n· – lya

Transcription

a1·s· m·e ·k· tsäkalle snai maiyya – – trä : kemeṃ rapanaträ : lle rapanaträ
a2(y)okaitse mäsketrälmine osontärne se o mo na ri ñe ts· tāyli ·ye ya
a3·l· yyi ya na ysārñana pro ks· mot kuñcit (ṣa)lype ·k· – – – mo – – – –
a4rka ñi 3 ku ke ñi 3 a ṣti käṃ nta 3 miścakaneaiy(s)e lai yko wa ·rä gu – – ñe sn(e) mño ·p· li
a5se neli ye lya

Translation

a1... is to be burned... ... without power... not... He tears out his teeth. He tears out...
a2He becomes thirsty. (His) lips dry up.
a3... of barley..., alcohol, sesame, oil, ...

Commentary

Remarks

MIK III 7391; verso “Bild zweiköpfiger Buddha” (image two-headed Buddha)

References

Online access

IDP: THT 3998; TITUS: THT 3998

Edition

Tamai 2007a: №3998

Bibliography

IDP

“The International Dunhuang Project: The Silk Road Online.” n.d. http://idp.bl.uk.

Tamai 2007a

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 “A preliminary edition of unpublished texts from the Berlin Turfan Collection.”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. http://titus.fkidg1.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/tocharic/tht.htm.

TITUS

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.