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THT 581

Known as:THT 581; B 581; Bleistiftnummer 2041
Cite this page as:Adrian Musitz (translation). "THT 581". 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-tht581 (accessed 13 May 2026).

Edition

Editor:Adrian Musitz (translation)

Provenience

Main find spot:Sengim
Expedition code:T II S 73.2
Collection:Berlin Turfan Collection

Language and Script

Language:TB
Linguistic stage:late
Script:classical

Text contents

Text genre:Literary
Text subgenre:Doctrine
Verse/Prose:prose

Object

Manuscript:THT 580-581
Material: ink on paper
Form:Poṭhī
Number of lines:5

Transliteration

a1/// – mpo staṃ ā ke lkā [s̝s̝a
a2/// rwā na ma ske ta¯ ¯r ne –
a3/// tā kne spe lkke ya ma ṣṣa [r]e –
a4/// [k]· sa saṃ sā rmeṃ tsa lp[ā] re [•] ñ·
a5/// [ṣ]·[ai] ññe ka rsa tsi kle śa nma
b1/// ·u [sw]· ka – – – ṅka y[eṃ]
b2/// ksa naṃ lyi ka śke ya ma skeṃ ma
b3/// ·ṣ· na ye nti ka nma skeṃ cau [m]· –
b4/// śu nyāṃ ai ka reṃ ka s̝a
b5/// ta rne po saṃ ṣk· tka¯ ¯s̝

Transcription

a1/// (o)mpostäṃ āke lkāṣṣä(ṃ)
a2/// rwāna mäsketär ne
a3/// tākne spelkke yamaṣṣare
a4/// k·sa saṃsārmeṃ tsälpāreñ·
a5/// ·aiññe karsatsi kleśanma
b1/// ·u sw· – – – ṅka yeṃ
b2/// k sanaṃ lyikaśke yamaskeṃ
b3/// ·ṣ· na yenti känmaskeṃ cau
b4/// śunyāṃ aikareṃ ka ṣ{†ä}
b5/// tärne po saṃṣk(ṛ)t ka

Translation

a1... he sees the end afterwards.
a1+... his (face) is...
a2+... they made effort...
a3+... they were liberated form saṃsāra...
a5... to know the Kleśas...
b1+... they finely grind (lit. make fine) the enemies...
b2+... winds come... the...
b3+... empty (?), mean...
b4+... all... perfected...

References

Online access

IDP: THT 581; TITUS: THT 581

Edition

Sieg and Siegling 1953: 366