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THT 438

Known as:	THT 438; B 438; Bleistiftnummer 2611
Cite this page as:	Adrian Musitz. "THT 438". 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-tht438 (accessed 08 Jun. 2026).
Edition
Editor:	Adrian Musitz
Provenience
Main find spot:	Kizil Ming-öy
Collection:	Berlin Turfan Collection
Language and Script
Language:	TB
Linguistic stage:	late
Script:	cursive
Text contents
Text genre:	Non-literary
Text subgenre:	Account
Verse/Prose:	prose
Object
Material:	ink on paper
Form:	Scroll

Transliteration

a1	illegible
a2	/// ·e se wi to¯ ¯m• pi ///
a3	/// ¤ sa ṅka ste – ///
a4	/// wi to¯ ¯m• pi śṣa ṅkaṃ wā ///
a5	/// sa ṅka ste re śla caṃ [dr]· ///

Transcription

a1	illegible
a2	/// (kl)ese wi tom pi(ś) ///
a3	/// ¤saṅkäste(re) ///
a4	/// wi tom piś ṣaṅkäṃ wā(kte) ///
a5	/// saṅkästere ślacaṃdr(e) ///

Translation

a2	...klese: two pecks, five (pints).
a3	...¤. The Saṅkastere...
a4	... two pecks, five pints. wākte: ...
a5	... Saṅkastere Ślacandre ...

References

Online access

IDP: THT 438; TITUS: THT 438

Edition

Sieg and Siegling 1953: 291