Sogdian: British Library, Or.8212/89
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Or.8212/89
British Library
Gold (given following external peer review through journal/book publication)
Sogdian (Sogdian script)
Letter

Physical Description

paper
24 lines in total,
29.0
42.0

Content

This document is a letter sent by a sovereign named Tämär Quš, presumably from Ganzhou to a certain George on affairs of state concerning the Aža people, and a news of “partnership” in the “fortunate Uygur kingdom”, referring to the region of Ganzhou, probably at the end of the year 884, connected to S 389.

Dates

  • The Gregorian calendar: 884-885 (0885)
None

People

Publications

  • Sims-Williams, Nicholas and Hamilton, James. 2015. Turco-Sogdian documents from 9th-10th century Dunhuang (Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum, II, 3). London: School of Oriental and African Studies. (Pages: 75-91)
    Catalogue Number: DTS G

Related Shelfmarks

IEDC Data

926
10/01/2025

Citations

Nicholas Sims-Williams
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Contact

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