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Sims-Williams Tt
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Legal: Donation

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Content

This document refers to the deed of a gift of a certain kind of tax revenue in return for their "willing service and for strenuous exertions".

Dates

  • The Gregorian calendar: 23 July 705
  • The calendar of the Bactrian era: 26 Hurezhn 483 (0483-02-26)

People

  • Aspring Kanduran Urbiyan
  • Babay Gozgan son of Kanag
  • Abgas Gozgan son of Kanag
  • Zhulad Gozgan son of Kanag
  • Hilitber

Publications

  • Sims-Williams, Nicholas 2005. “Bactrian Legal Documents from 7th- and 8th-Century Guzgan”, Bulletin of the Asia Institute 15 (2001) [2005]. (Pages: 18-19, 25-27)
    Catalogue Number: Tt
  • Sims-Williams, Nicholas (ed.). 2012. Bactrian documents from Northern Afghanistan. I: Legal and economic documents (Studies in the Khalili Collection 3). Revised edition. Vol. VI. London: The Nour Foundation. (Pages: 18-19, 25-27)
    Catalogue Number: Tt
    The IEDC translation and transcription have been taken from this publication

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02/12/2023
08/08/2024

Citations

Nicholas Sims-Williams
Zhen Zheng
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Folios
1. recto
Transcription
Folio:
1 ι αχϸον̣ο υʹ πʹ γʹ μαυο υορ̣η̣ζν̣ο οδο ρωσο ριϸτο καλδο ναβιχ-
2 το μοδδ̣ραγο πιδο κιρδ̣ο α̣σπασο βονο παλο̣βωσ̣τιγο μαλαβο λιζγ̣ο αβο λι-
3 ζο αλ̣βαρο πισο βαγο οαχϸο βαγανο ϸ̣αυο λαδοι̣αν̣ο λαδοα[γα]λ̣[γ]ο κιδαβο̣
4 λιζγο νιϸλμινδοa οδο πισο υιλιτοβηρο λιζγο καροοαλο̣ ο̣δ̣ο̣ μι-
5 σο πισο μαν{αν}δαρουανισοb ζαδοβοργανο οαγαλφα̣νο ακιδο μοδδρα̣γ̣ο̣
6 παλοβωσ̣τιγο αβο μανιιο πιδοναμο οαγαλφο ν̣αβιχτιγινδο
7 οδδηνο αβο μασκο ταβδοc ιαδαυηιο ασιδο τοο βαβαιο οδο τοο α̣βγ̣[α]-
8 σο οδο τοο ζολ[α]δο γωζογανο καναγο πορανο λιζγιγο χοβομο̣ μα̣ρ̣-
9 ηγανο αβομαγο ασπριγγο κανδορα̣ν̣ο ορβιι̣αν̣ο λιζγο χοηοο χοζο
10 γαβδδιγο οδο ϸαδο ασπασηδο οδαζο ασο τομαχαγγο παρο βον̣δοd αχν̣ο̣ρ̣ιγοe
11 ταδομο ωσο πιδο ϸα(δ)ο ασπασο οδο πιδο γαβδδιγο γαμ̣ο̣βα̣ν̣ο̣f α̣ϸχαλαδο̣ ο̣-
12 δο λαδδηιο μαλαβο λιζγαγγο οαραλανο παλο οδο ναυαλο ουο̣πα̣λο οδο α̣-
13 βγαγο ασιδοτηιο χοβο ασ̣ταδο πιδο δογγο ιαοοα̣ρ̣ο̣g κ̣ο̣οαδασο υιλιτοβη̣ρ̣-
14 ο οδασο χαιοβητο υιρδδιγο παλο οδ̣ο̣ ναυαλο οδο αβγαγο τ̣αοο βαβαιο βοο̣α̣[δο]
15 χοαδαλο βραδανο οδαλο φορ̣ζα̣ν̣δ̣α̣ν̣ο δογγο κοαδδ̣ηνο υαρσ̣ο κισο αχα̣σ̣α̣δ̣[ο]
16 οδο κιϸτο μαπαδοχϸανο οτωσο καλδο δογγο (ασταδο)h ασ̣ο μαν{αν}δορονιγοi ρ[ωσο]
17 οδαλασο μαβαρο ζαμανο παρσο κισο υαρσο α̣κιδ̣αβοφαγο βαβαιο οδα̣β̣[ο]-
18 φαγο αβγασο οδαβοφα̣γ̣ο ζολαδο γωζογανο οδαλαβο τομαχα̣γγο βραδο πορο φ̣-
19 ορζα̣νδα̣νο πιδο μασκο ναβιχτιγο τηιαν̣ο̣j αβγαγο οδο ναυαλο κ̣ισο σ̣αγ̣ισ̣ο̣
20 ιωλαδο οδα̣λο αχασαδο λαδο γοβαδο ληστανο κιραδ̣ο̣ πωστιγο οδαλο μοδδραγ̣ο αζβ̣[αρ]-
21 αδο καβογγο οδαλο νωγο ταδο οισουανο οισηρινδανο οδο αζγαδαγο πιδδιιηλο πωσ̣[τ]ι[γο]
22 χοανδο οσαρο αβο λαδο (ο)αοοαρο οδο παρμανο μαβοοαδο οδο μισο ταοοανο̣ τω̣-
23 ζ(αδ)ο ακιδο υαρσο οισηρινδο χηζαδο αβο γαζνο λαδοβαραγγο δδραχμο κοοαδο [π]α̣ν̣ζο-
24 σαδο φʹ οδο μισο φʹ δδραχμο κοοαδαβοφαγοk βαβαιο οδαβο ταοοαγγο βραδο
25 πορο φορζανδανο τωζαδο οδο παρσο το:γδο ταοοανο ει̣ηλο μοδδραγο
26 παλοβωστιγο χοζο οηζο οδο (ο)αοοαρο παρμανο βοοαδο σαγονδαβο μασκο ναβι-
27 σιδοl
Translation
Folio:
1 (It was) the year 483, the month Hurezhn and the day Risht, when (this)
2 sealed document, (this) . . . contract (concerning) a trust(?) (in return) for service rendered, was written here in Lizg, at
3 the court of the fortress, in the presence of the god Wakhsh, the king of gods, the granter of favours (and) granter of wishes, who
4 has (his) seat in Lizg, and in the presence of Hilitber, the leader of the people of Lizg, and also
5 in the presence of the other freemen (and) witnesses who
6 have written (their names as) witnesses (to this) sealed document, (this) . . . contract, on the other signed document,
7 and (who) have placed (their) seals hereupon. It so happens that you, Babay, and you, Abgas,
8 and you, Zhulad Gozgan, the sons of Kanag, inhabitants of Lizg, my own servants,
9 serve me, Aspring Kanduran Urbiyan lord of Lizg, exerting yourselves
10 well and willingly, and I (am) fully satisfied in respect of your obligations;
11 so now, (in return) for (your) willing service and for (your) strenuous exertions, I have vouchsafed
12 and given to you (sg.!) the . . . and impost(?), . . . and . . ., here in the town of Lizg,
13 which will be your (sg.!) own, on this condition, that a third (share of) the . . . and impost(?) and . . ., (apart)(?) from Hilitber’s and
14 from Khay-bet’s (shares), shall belong to you, Babay,
15 yourself, with (your) brothers and with (your) descendants, so that no-one shall have the right to dispute (with you) or detain you (pl.).
16 And now, if (it should) so (happen that) from tomorrow
17 or at (any) future time (there should be) anyone who should fight you, Babay, and
18 you, Abgas, and you, Zhulad Gozgan, or your (pl.) brothers, sons (and)
19 descendants concerning the benefit described herein, (namely) the . . . and the impost(?)—(if) anyone
20 (should fight you), or should dispute anything (with you), (or) should invoke the law (or) cause litigation, (or) produce another contract or sealed document,
21 (whether) an old or a new (one), then the claim (and) argument of all the claimants and
22 what is produced in (place of) (?) this contract shall not be (considered) valid and authoritative in court, and also
23 whatever claimant may arise (shall) pay a fine to the judicial treasury of five hundred dirhams of (king) Kawad,
24 and also he shall pay five hundred dirhams of (king) Kawad to you, Babay, and to your brothers,
25 sons (and) descendants. And after the fine has been paid, may this sealed document,
26 (this) . . . contract, (still) be (considered) good (and) potent and valid (and) authoritative as is
27 written herein.
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