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THT 612
| Known as: | THT 612; B 612; Tintennummer 3319.20; X 20 |
| Cite this page as: | "THT 612". 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-tht612 (accessed 08 Jun. 2026). |
Provenience |
| Main find spot: | Unknown |
| Collection: | Berlin Turfan Collection |
Language and Script |
| Language: | TB |
| Linguistic stage: | classical |
| Script: | classical |
Text contents |
| Title of the work: | Life of the Buddha |
| Passage: | Encounter with the monk |
| Text genre: | Literary |
| Text subgenre: | Doctrine |
| Verse/Prose: | prose; verse |
Object |
| Manuscript: | THT 609-616 |
| Material: |
ink
on paper |
| Form: | Poṭhī |
| Size (h × w): | 12 × 7.5 cm |
| Number of lines: | 8 |
Transliteration
| a1 | /// |
| a2 | /// – – s̝s̝a· kā t·i /// |
| a3 | /// – – cme – /// |
| a4 | /// [y]nme sa ña ke – – /// |
| a5 | /// ṣṣa le ṣṣe nau [ntai] ne – /// |
| a6 | /// – – ma ne sa rvā r[tha] si /// |
| a7 | /// rwa ne || saṃ ghā ri – /// |
| a8 | /// |
| b1 | /// |
| b2 | /// ·[ṣ]·¯ ¯• ta rkau po yśe[ṃ] /// |
| b3 | /// [ko] [ka] lpa ntai pre ks̝aṃ • kuce ·w· /// |
| b4 | /// s̝s̝aṃ kuce ṣa rmtsa no o sta /// |
| b5 | /// ñe ai wā ne sru /// |
| b6 | /// mā neṃ || ta ne – /// |
| b7 | /// dhi sa tve ṣa mā /// |
| b8 | /// |
Transcription
| a1 | /// |
| a2 | /// – – ṣṣä(ṃ) kāt·i /// |
| a3 | /// – – cme – /// |
| a4 | /// ynmesa ñake – – /// |
| a5 | /// ṣṣaleṣṣe nauntaine – /// |
| a6 | /// – – mane sarvārthasi /// |
| a7 | /// rwane ॥ saṃghāri – /// |
| a8 | /// |
| b1 | /// |
| b2 | /// ·ṣ· • tärkau poyśeṃ /// |
| b3 | /// kokalpäntai prekṣäṃ • kuce (t)w(e) /// |
| b4 | /// ṣṣäṃ kuce ṣarmtsa no osta /// |
| b5 | /// ñe aiwā-ne sru /// |
| b6 | /// māneṃ ॥ tane – /// |
| b7 | /// dhisatve ṣamā /// |
| b8 | /// |
References
Online access
IDP: THT 612; TITUS: THT 612
Edition
Sieg and Siegling 1953: 391
Translations
Carling 2000: a5 (98)