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Sims-Williams jd
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
Written on leather, the writing surface shows fold lines and tears.
11.2
5.3

Content

A fragment of a letter from Wuraz to Bunakan, asking the latter to bring him money.

Dates

  • The Gregorian calendar: c. 635
None

People

  • Wuraz
  • ...]iy Bunakan

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: 130-131)
    Catalogue Number: jd
    The IEDC translation and transcription have been taken from this publication

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IEDC Data

26
02/12/2023
08/08/2024

Citations

Nicholas Sims-Williams
Zhen Zheng
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Folios
1. recto
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Folio:

Currencies and Denominations

Dirham
Transcription
Folio:
1 [αβο •]•ι̣ιο ι βονακανο λ̅ρ̣̅[̅ο̅]̅-
2 [υδο υα]β̣ισο ασο οοραζο β[••]-
3 [•••••]ιγο μισιδο σαζαμ[ανο]
4 [πωσ]τ̣ιγο οινηιο ταδο̣[ ]
5 [ μ]αρο ηρσο οτο φα̣[ ]
6 [ ]••γ̣ο σαχσιδ̣ο λαδο[ ]
7 [ ]αροδο οηλο οτο [ ]
8 [ ]••ο̣οραζο Δραχ[μο •ʹ]
9 [ ]• ταδδηνο α̣•[
10 [ οτ]ο οιζα[γγο]-
11 [δαρο μακιρο]
Translation
Folio:
1 [To ...]iy Bunakan,
2 [ma]ny gree[tings] from Wuraz
3 of B[…]. Moreover, as soon as
4 you see (this) [let]ter,
5 you should come [h]ither . . . And . . .
6 . . is assessed to be given, . . .
7 you should bring . . ., and
8-9 [you should give . . .] dirhams [to ...]-wuraz, and then . . . them.
10-11 [. . . And do not do] other[wise].
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