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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
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