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Sims-Williams ji
Sam Fogg Rare Books
Bactrian Documents from Northern Afghanistan
Gold (given following external peer review through journal/book publication)
Bactrian (Greek-based script)
Letter

Physical Description

leather
8.2
13.8

Content

This document is a short letter to a Buddhist monk.

Dates

  • The Gregorian calendar: Before c.700 (Estimated date: 0700)
None

People

  • Rahulabhadra

Publications

  • Sims-Williams, Nicholas (ed.). 2007. Bactrian documents from Northern Afghanistan. II: Letters and Buddhist texts (Studies in the Khalili Collection 3). Vol. III. London: The Nour Foundation. (Pages: 138-9)
    Catalogue Number: ji
    The IEDC translation and transcription have been taken from this publication

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IEDC Data

15
02/12/2023
08/08/2024

Citations

Nicholas Sims-Williams
Zhan Zhang
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Folios
1. recto
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2. verso
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Folio:
1 αβο ρυολοβαδρο α̣σα̣ριαριιο βαγο πιζαγγο
2 [π]ι̣δ̣ο̣βοστιιο καρο̣γ̣ο ζνινδδιιο λαβδδιλα̣ν̣ι
3 υ̣α̣σ̣τ̣ι̣ι̣ο̣ πιδο ζινα̣γ̣ο̣ π̣ιζι̣ν̣δ̣δ̣ι π̣ιδ̣ο ωγοτο στο-
4 ργο στοοαδ̣ο̣ οδο μισο υαβισο π̣ι̣δβηγ̣ο̣
5 πιδο μα̣ν̣ο ϸμαναγγο {ζ} υοναρανο ϸαδγο
6 βα̣γο̣ σ̣α̣δ̣ο̣ υαζ{ο̣}α̣ρ̣ο βρηοοαρο λ̅ρ̣̅ο̅δο ασο ζαν-
7 ……ν̣ο̣ υ̣α̣βι̣σ̣ασο σ̣ο̣οσιι̣ο [ο]τ̣ιιο οαλο ϸ-
8 [α]τ̣α̣ρ̣[ ]ο̣ κ̣ιδο̣ χ̣οαδασο νοζδο δ̣δ̣ρ̣ο̣γ̣ο̣ ϸιζ[γο]
9 οινα̣νο μισ̣ιδ̣ο̣[……]ο μαρο ζοιμο πι[δο]
10 ταοα̣̅γ̣̅γ̣̅ο̣̅ φ̣αρο οδο̣ υ̣η̣ρο κι̣ρ̣δ̣ο α̣σ̣ιδο̣[…… ]
11 ταοα̅γ̅γ̅ο̅ δ̣δ̣ρ̣ω……
12 ....ο̣ο ανδοχσαγγ̣ο̣ σ̣ρ̣ι……
13 ....ο̣ο ανδοχσαγγ̣ο̣ σ̣ρ̣ι……
14 ……
15 [αβο ]ρ̣υ̣ο̣λ̣οβα̣δρο λ̣̅ρ̅ο̣δ̣ο̣ υαβι̣[σο]
Translation
Folio:
1 To Rahulabhadra, the teacher, the lord
2 wise (in) understanding, . . . knowledgeable . . .
3 . . . in body, recognized (even) in concealment, greatly
4 praised and also much revered
5 for (his) mind, the . . . of monkish abilities,
6 the lord, a hundred, a thousand (and) ten thousand greetings (and)
7 much [homage] with the knees(?) from Swusiy. And then
8 [it would be] more happy for him who might see (you) himself from nearby, healthy (and) well.
9 Moreover, . . . I live here through
10 your majesty and . . . to do what . . .
11 your health . . .
12 . .
13 here . . .
14 . . .
15 To Rahulabhadra, many greetings.
Bactrian: Sam Fogg Rare Books, Sims-Williams ji: Folio (recto)
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