THT 4000
| Known as: | THT 4000 |
|---|---|
| Cite this page as: | "THT 4000". 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-tht4000 (accessed 10 Aug. 2026). |
Provenience | |
| Main find spot: | Kizil Ming-öy |
| Expedition code: | T III MQ 139 b |
| Collection: | Berlin Turfan Collection |
Language and Script | |
| Language: | TB |
| Linguistic stage: | classical |
| Script: | classical |
Text contents | |
| Text genre: | Non-literary |
| Text subgenre: | Account |
| Verse/Prose: | prose |
Object | |
| Material: | ink on wood tablet |
| Number of lines: | 11 |
Images
Images from idp.bl.uk by courtesy of the International Dunhuang Project, the Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, and the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Orientabteilung.
Transliteration
| lf | 5 |
|---|---|
| b1i | || lā pā rññe ca rśo le kuśā neṃ pe ri 70 5 |
| b2i | ā naṃ nta mi tre kuśā neṃ pe ri 30 5 |
| b3i | be śnā re kuśā neṃ pe ri 100 50 |
| b4i | rū jta re kuśā neṃ pe ri – – 60 |
| b5i | ko ṣye le kuśā neṃ pe ri – – |
| b6i | ī lyi pa ri kuśā neṃ pe ri 90 |
| b7i | dha rma nā se kuśā neṃ pe ri 70 |
| b8i | ko nai kke kuśā neṃ pe ri 100 50 2 |
| b9i | mi tra kṣe me pe ri 10 2 |
| b10i | a naṃ nta mi tre 60 5 |
| b1ii | ra kna pa le pe ri 6 |
| b2ii | co lme na¯ ¯r pe ri 10 6 |
| b3ii | mo ti sā re pe ri 6 |
| b4ii | śa wai ye¯ ¯s ya ṅko e ñci¯ ¯l 20 |
| b5ii | su ta rśa ne pe ri 10 8 |
| b6ii | ta ke ri pe ri 9 |
| b7ii | baṃ ñca mi tre pe ri 9 10 |
| b8ii | la ri ko ṣe pe ri 9 |
| b9ii | sa śa ma ne pe ri 9 10 |
| b10ii | ā rpe la «pe» pe ri 9 10 |
| b11ii | sa ṅka pe ri 6 – |
| b1iii | ra tsa ñe ye na ri 30 |
| b2iii | ra kna mi tre pe ri 20 |
| b3iii | su ci pe – – |
| b4iii | śaṃ nmo sa ṅka ta tte 10 |
| b5iii | bu ddha de pe 20 8 |
| b6iii | ba śā tte 20 |
| b7iii | u pā ta tse sa ṅka ta tte 10 |
| b8iii | a ra ṅku le 10 |
| b9iii | ṣu kta pṣi a pṣa tri ki 50 |
| b10iii | śa¯ ¯k o kta ṣṣi a pṣa tri ki 40 60 |
| b1iv | i lyi p· re 10 |
| b2iv | a r·a – le 10 |
| b3iv | kwe śke ta¯ ¯r 10 |
| b4iv | au śa ke pe ri 3 100 20 5 |
| b5iv | kwe śke ta¯ ¯r pe ri 3 100 20 5 |
| b6iv | ya śa te pe ri 30 7 |
| b7iv | sa cca ko ṣe 10 |
| b8iv | be [n]ti pe ri 30 |
| b9iv | la [p]ā tre la ru na pe ri 40 8 |
| b10iv | ku llai pe ri [5] |
| b1v | śī [ṅ]ke nā – /// |
| b2v | su jā je [p]ā /// |
| b3v | mu ṅka re ·e /// |
| b4v | śpa s·i ko /// |
| b5v | bu ddha d· /// |
| b6v | la pa rñe /// |
| b7v | ra pi re /// |
| b8v | saṃ ṅku – /// |
| b9v | saṃ ṅke na /// |
| b10v | ci pai yke pe /// |
| b11v | laṃ ṅka¯ ¯y o rś· /// |
Transcription
| lf | 5 |
| b1i | ॥ lāpārññe carśole kuśāneṃ peri 70-5 |
|---|---|
| b2i | ānaṃnta-mitre kuśāneṃ peri 30-5 |
| b3i | beśnāre kuśāneṃ peri 100-50 |
| b4i | rūjtäre kuśāneṃ peri – – 60 |
| b5i | koṣyele kuśāneṃ peri – – |
| b6i | īlyipari kuśāneṃ peri 90 |
| b7i | dharmanāse kuśāneṃ peri 70 |
| b8i | konaikke kuśāneṃ peri 100-50-2 |
| b9i | mitrakṣeme peri 10-2 |
| b10i | anaṃntamitre 60-5 |
| b1ii | raknapale peri 6 |
| b2ii | colmenar peri 10-6 |
| b3ii | motisāre peri 6 |
| b4ii | śawaiyes yaṅko eñcil 20 |
| b5ii | sutarśane peri 10-8 |
| b6ii | takeri peri 9 |
| b7ii | baṃñcamitre peri 9 10 |
| b8ii | larikoṣe peri 9 |
| b9ii | saśamane peri 9 10 |
| b10ii | ārpelape peri 9 10 |
| b11ii | saṅka peri 6 – |
| b1iii | rätsañe yenari 30 |
| b2iii | raknamitre peri 20 |
| b3iii | suci pe – – |
| b4iii | śaṃnmo saṅkatatte 10 |
| b5iii | buddhadepe 20-8 |
| b6iii | baśātte 20 |
| b7iii | upātatse saṅkatatte 10 |
| b8iii | araṅkule 10 |
| b9iii | ṣuktapṣi apṣatriki 50 |
| b10iii | śak oktaṣṣi apṣatriki 40 60 |
| b1iv | ilyi p· re 10 |
| b2iv | ar·a – le 10 |
| b3iv | kweśketar 10 |
| b4iv | auśake peri 3-100-20-5 |
| b5iv | kweśketar peri 3-100-20-5 |
| b6iv | yaśate peri 30-7 |
| b7iv | saccakoṣe 10 |
| b8iv | benti peri 30 |
| b9iv | lapātrelaruna peri 40-8 |
| b10iv | kullai peri 5 |
| b1v | śī-ṅke nā – /// |
| b2v | sujājepā /// |
| b3v | muṅkare ·e /// |
| b4v | śpa s·i ko /// |
| b5v | buddha d· /// |
| b6v | laparñe /// |
| b7v | rapire /// |
| b8v | saṃṅku – /// |
| b9v | saṃṅkena /// |
| b10v | cipaiyke pe /// |
| b11v | laṃṅkay orś· /// |
Translation
| b1i | || Carśole of Lāpār (is) owing kuśānes : 74. (etc.) |
|---|---|
| b1ii | Ra[kt]apale (is) owing: 6. (etc.) |
| b1iii | Yenare of Rädsa: 30. (etc.) |
| b1iv | Ilyi (is) owing: 10. (etc.) |
| b1v | Śīṅkana(r) /// (etc.) |
Commentary
Remarks
| MIK III 7592 | |
| The recto contains an image of the Buddha. |
References
Online access
IDP: THT 4000; TITUS: THT 4000
Edition
Tamai 2007a: №4000; Ching 2010: 358
Bibliography
Ching, Chao-jung. 2010. “Secular documents in Tocharian: Buddhist economy and society in the Kucha region.” PhD, Paris: École Pratique des Hautes Études.
“The International Dunhuang Project: The Silk Road Online.” n.d. http://idp.bl.uk.
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. 2007. http://titus.fkidg1.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/tocharic/tht.htm.
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.
