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Sogdian Corpus (NSW), arranged by texts
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Chapter: A.L.  
Editor / Edition: Reich. 
Item of Edition: HR_II 
Ancient letters
Page of edition:  
as edited by
H. Reichelt,
Die soghdischen Handschriftenreste des Britischen Museums,
II. Teil: Die nicht-buddhistischen Texte,
Heidelberg 1931

Greetings and dating formulae also ed. S-W.



Paragraph: 1  
Ancient Letter No. 1
Manuscript: Or._8212_(92)  
= Ms. Or._8212_(92) = T._XII.a._II._I and T._XII.a._II._Ia
Page of edition: 8 
Reichelt, 8

read from MS, rechecked from facsimile 2.8.94: NSW


Page of Manuscript: R  
Line of Manuscript: 1     [MN δw](γ)δryh (my)[wz՚yh ]՚՚z(՚)tch ՙD (p)ryw [m՚th] c՚t(՚)ysh [՚](՚)pryw nm՚[cyw ](՚)PZYš
Line of Manuscript: 2     šy[r ]YWM (Z)[KZ]Yβ [ḤZY]H ZY δrwch ՚ncyh ՚ḤRZY[mn Z]K YWM prtr ZY ՚YKZYβn [x](w)ty wyn՚ymn
Line of Manuscript: 3     pr δrwst՚[t]wh (՚)[ḤR]ZYm ՚zm՚՚nk k՚δyw ՚PZYβ[n w](y)n՚ym(n) ՚ḤRZY βxtk n(y)[s](t) ՚ḤRZYm
Line of Manuscript: 4     ptškw՚t (s)՚γ՚[r՚](k) β՚nk(r՚)m ՚ḤRZY β՚nkr՚m [m]՚δ w՚βt ՚nyw ZY mδ՚ nny[δ](t) pntrw
Line of Manuscript: 5     nyst ՚YKZ[Y ]՚(r)[tyβ](՚)n ՚ḤRZYm ptškw՚t ՚r(t)[yβ]՚n ՚ḤRZY m՚δ w՚βt prnxwnt ZY
Line of Manuscript: 6     ՚xšnyβnt [ ]՚zw L՚ nm՚w ՚pδβyr՚t L(՚) nm՚w ptxwt ՚ḤRZY (p)rnxwnt m՚δ
Line of Manuscript: 7     m՚δ w՚βt kδZY (ny)š kt՚w՚ntk γwtm L՚ ptsynt ՚PZYtn šw՚y pyts՚r ՚k՚w
Line of Manuscript: 8     m՚th ՚YKZYt The -t ends with a blot, but can hardly be read -tn (with Reichelt). ՚zw škr՚n ՚ḤRZY pcks՚ ՚YKZY nmcw՚ s՚n tys՚t ՚ḤRZY ՚st kδ
Line of Manuscript: 9     nnyδt tys՚t ՚ḤRZY ՚zw՚m βyzβr՚k ՚pw nγ(՚)wδn ՚pw ՚zγ՚mk ՚ḤRZY x(wy)z՚m The y is badly formed, so that the word looks like xwzn՚m (or xp-, but hardly xps՚m with Henning). p՚(r)h
Line of Manuscript: 10     ՚ḤRZYm nyδk nmt δβrt ՚ḤRZY ptwyδ՚m ՚c βγnptw ZKw srδm՚nytw <՚ḤRZYm m՚δ wγtw-δ՚rt> ՚ḤRZY kδ
Line of Manuscript: 11     šwy ՚ḤRZYtn ՚zw ՚xwštrw δβr՚n ՚ḤRZY mrt՚xmk šwy՚ ՚ḤRZY ՚wy r՚δy(h)
Line of Manuscript: 12     šyr՚kk ks՚n ՚ḤRZYm wytwr kwny ՚PZY<m> δyγh prst(y)y


Paragraph: 1a  
Address on verso


Page of Manuscript: Va  
Line of Manuscript: 1     MN δwγth
Line of Manuscript: 2     mywz՚(y)h
Line of Manuscript: 3     ՚՚z՚tch

Paragraph: 1b  
Page of Manuscript: Vb  
Line of Manuscript: 1     ՙ(D) p[ryw]
Line of Manuscript: 2     m՚th [



Paragraph: 2  
Ancient letter No. 2
Manuscript: Or._8212_(95)  
= Ms. Or._8212_(95) = T._XII.a._II._2

ed. Reichelt, 12-18; also ed. Harmatta, Prolegomena, and partly by Henning, Date, 604-605 and by Grenet and S-W
Page of edition: 12 
read from MS, rechecked from facsimile 2.8.94: NSW


Page of Manuscript: R  
Line of Manuscript: 1     ՙD βγw xwt՚w *βrz՚kkw MS βr՚kkw. nnyδβ՚՚rw k՚n՚kk 1LP βrywr ŠLM
Line of Manuscript: 2     nm՚cyw *sp՚tz՚(nw)ky MS sp՚tz՚.ky. ՚Y(KZY) ZKyḤM(w) βγ՚՚n(w β)yrt pyšt MN xypδ βntk
Line of Manuscript: 3     nnyβntk ՚PZYš xwt՚y(nβ)[ ]šyr myδ ZKZYβn (ḤZY)H š՚tyxw ՚pwr՚β
Line of Manuscript: 4     ՚ḤRZYβn xwt՚ynβ ՚xšth ՚L(H) δ(r)wt՚twh ՚ḤRZY ZNH γrywh (nw)šk(w)
Line of Manuscript: 5     myn՚m ՚ḤRZY xwt՚ynβ ՚rm՚t(s)[՚](c) (c)wcny Thus rightly Harmatta (not [δ]rw՚ny with Reichelt and Henning). δrw՚k ՚yncy ՚ḤRZY ՚rs՚c
Line of Manuscript: 6     kc՚ny δrw՚k ՚yncyy ՚(Ḥ)[R]ZY xwt՚(yn)β ՚st (3) srδ ՚YKZY MN cntry
Line of Manuscript: 7     s՚r swγδyk ՚՚γt ՚ḤRZYm prš(t)t γwtms՚c ՚ḤRZY δrw՚k ՚yncyy
Line of Manuscript: 8     ՚ḤRZY ՚t kwr՚ynk s՚r wyt՚rt ՚ḤRZYcn nwkry nyδk ՚՚yst ՚PZYβn
Line of Manuscript: 9     np՚ys՚w MNZKyḤMw swγδyk՚nw (ZK)[ZY c]ntry s՚r wyt՚rt kwyδ՚tn
Line of Manuscript: 10     krt՚y՚nt kt՚mw ZYn n՚pw p(r)[՚]՚γt-՚y՚nt ՚ḤRZY xwt՚ynβ ZNH
Line of Manuscript: 11     prβtm βγpwr m՚δ w՚β՚nt M(N) δβn՚ Or δβz՚ (with all previous editors). ՚pr՚št MN srγ ՚ḤRZYš
Line of Manuscript: 12     ՙLZK š՚yknw ՚PZY ՙLZK knδh ՚(՚trw)h wγt ՚ḤRZY swγt ՚xw
Line of Manuscript: 13     š՚ykn ՚PZY ՚xh knδh w.[... Henning w(y)[knt], Harmatta w(γ)[th]. ՚]ḤRZY ms L՚ srγ L՚ ՚nkp՚
Page of edition: 14 
Line of Manuscript: 14     ՚ḤRZY ms (ZN)H [ xw](n)՚nw Or [cy]n՚nw? ՚ḤRZYšn
Line of Manuscript: 15     ՚xwmt(՚)[n ] m[՚]δ ՚PZYš[w δ]՚r՚nt k(y.)[. Not kr[t] with Henning. ՚t ]n՚(y)n՚y(c)h Thus Reichelt. Harmatta -'h, Henning -mh, -ch or -'h. Could the third letter perhaps be w? prmw
Line of Manuscript: 16     ՚PZY ՚t ՚nkp՚ prmw my x[w]n [ZK](Z)Y ՚zyy myδ βγpwr xypδ wm՚t՚nt
Line of Manuscript: 17     ՚ḤRZY xwt՚ynβ L՚ z՚n՚ymn k[t՚rw] ZYn ZNH wy՚prγt՚kw cyn
Line of Manuscript: 18     ZNH xwn šk՚r(t)w wn՚y՚nt[ MN ՚x](w)mt՚n <cymn cynstn> ՚WZY(n)n ZNH p՚r՚kw (n)՚pw
Line of Manuscript: 19     ny՚s՚y՚nt ՚ḤRZ(Y)[ ..](x)[.. ՚s]t 100 ՚՚ztpyδrk
Line of Manuscript: 20     sm՚rknδc (՚...)m(h) kn՚x(w)s.[.. ..]y [՚]st <[..].. ry՚ny> Added between the lines. Not δrw՚ny with Henning. (40) mrtyy
Line of Manuscript: 21     ՚ḤRZYβ(n) x(w.)[...]( MN ...՚kr.)[.. ՚ḤRZY ՚s](t) 3 srδ
Line of Manuscript: 22     ՚Y(MT)w MN cnt(r)[y s՚r ..](t) (L՚) (k)[r](t)h ՚ḤRZY MN
Line of Manuscript: 23     δrw՚՚n ՚t kmzy(m) Last letter quite unclear (Reichelt -đ, Henning and Harmatta -n). pr(mw) pr( x)[.. Henning and Harmatta's restoration of a form of pr՚γt seems unlikely. ...]y(k) pr՚՚(δt)y kynpwyn՚k δβn՚k
Line of Manuscript: 24     šwtt ՚ḤR(Z)Y (k)y՚ ՚st( n՚)kr(t)[k ՚](WZ)Y (β)γ(n)k (n՚rwβt) n(՚)-՚՚(y)t ՚ḤRZY(cn)
Line of Manuscript: 25     pr՚δ(t)[ ..](kw) ՚(P)[ZY ]. ՚ḤRZY xwt՚ynβ m՚xnc w՚prmw
Line of Manuscript: 26     ZNH w՚t δ՚r՚(y)mn ZKZY MN k[mzym ]՚t δrw՚՚n prmw ՚skwtt
Line of Manuscript: 27     c՚prmw ZYn ZNH syskwny zw՚՚t ՚ḤRZY p՚pδy ՚wβy ՚PZY m՚sk
Line of Manuscript: 28     ՚PZY mrkyn՚k ՚ḤRZYn ՚YMTw ZNH L՚ ՚՚t ՚ḤRZYβn pyšt L՚ ՚՚m(s՚)[] Or ՚՚myn՚[ ] with Harmattạ
Line of Manuscript: 29     np՚xšt ՚YKZYn m՚xnc β՚ymnyy ՚ḤRZYβn xwt՚ynβ ՚YMTw wyspw
Line of Manuscript: 30     sxwn np՚ys՚w ՚YKZY ZNH cynstn krt ՚ḤRZY p՚r zyrmh ՚ḤRZYβn
Line of Manuscript: 31     cn prγ՚w nyst ՚ḤRZY xwt՚ynβ ՚st 8 srδ ՚YKZYm pryšt
Line of Manuscript: 32     cntry s՚r s՚γr՚k ՚PZY prn՚՚γ[t] ՚ḤRZYšy ՚st 3 srδ ՚YKZYmnc
Line of Manuscript: 33     pcβnt ՚βy՚rt ՚ḤRZY šyr՚(w)δ.[.. ...](s) (՚)nt ՚ḤR[Z]Y ՚YK ZNH prβtm
Line of Manuscript: 34     βyz krt ՚ḤRZYnc nwkry pcβn(t)[ L](՚) βyr՚m kwyδ՚wtn krt՚y՚nt
Line of Manuscript: 35     ՚ḤRZYm ms <՚st 4 srδ> pryšt ՚n(y) mrty ՚rtyxw-βntk n՚m ՚Y(K)ZY MN kc՚՚n
Line of Manuscript: 36     s՚rth wyt՚rt ՚ḤRZY wr wxwš[՚](k)[w m]՚xw m՚[.. ](w)m՚t ՚ḤRZY ՚YK
Line of Manuscript: 37     ՚t srγ pr՚՚γt(՚n)t ՚ḤRZY wr ՚(w)[βy ...](kt) ՚PZY ՚yntkwt ՚PZY swγδyk-t
Line of Manuscript: 38     ՚ḤRZY MN δβz wysp mrt՚nt (՚)[ḤRZYm ](p)ryšt Z(K) nsy՚(՚)n ՚t δrw՚՚n
Line of Manuscript: 39     ՚ḤRZY ՚zntt (β)yky ՚ḤRZY tγ(t )՚ḤRZY ms nwkry ՚zntt n՚prs c՚m(k)
Page of edition: 16 
Line of Manuscript: 40     ՚ḤRZYšy mx՚y(x)ch ptwh wm՚t ՚ḤRZY ՚wy kr՚՚cyh ptxwst zyt
Line of Manuscript: 41     ՚ḤRZYm xwt՚y βrz՚kk ՚xw mšt(t) ՚nwtt t՚βk kwyt xwt՚w ՚ḤRZYmc
Line of Manuscript: 42     δ՚rt ՚LH pysk δrw՚spβntk 5[ ].. Unclear numerals. 4 styrch ՚ḤRZYšy pr
Line of Manuscript: 43     sk՚՚nk krt L՚ p(rβ)՚rnyk ՚ḤRZ[Yš](w) tγw δ՚ry [ ](cn)wkry tβt
Line of Manuscript: 44     ՚PZY n՚prsw (s)[....]y[ ](δrw)՚s(βn)[tk Sic. ..]y (nnyδβ՚՚)r βrz՚kky ptpr՚wy
Line of Manuscript: 45     ՚PZY ՚tw sk՚[՚n]kw (՚)nzβr՚t ՚Ḥ(R)[ZYšw] ptšmryδy ՚ḤRZYšw ՚YMTw Apparently ՚ymsw.
Line of Manuscript: 46     xyδ δ՚r՚t-k՚m ՚ḤRZY ZK wrtw ՙ(L)[Z](K) Doubtful. m՚škh ՚pδr՚yyδy ՚ḤRZYšw pr
Line of Manuscript: 47     A word (perhaps sk՚՚n?) deleted.prβ՚rnykw pwstk wnyδy [՚]ḤRZYšw ms βrz՚kky δβryy ՚ḤRZY
Line of Manuscript: 48     ՚YMTw m՚δ s՚ckw mynδ ՚PZYšw xyδ L՚ δ՚r՚t ՚ḤRZYšw ՚՚syδy
Line of Manuscript: 49     ՚ḤRZYšw ՚nyy δβr՚yδy ky՚wt xw(t)y s՚ckw mynδ ՚PZY ՚LH KSP pr(t)r
Line of Manuscript: 50     β՚t ՙLZK ՚PZY n՚y ՚yw t՚ywk [ ] w՚r՚(zx) ZNH zmnh ՚PZY ՚YMTw
Line of Manuscript: 51     zw՚՚y ՚PZYn srδy pr՚՚γt β՚y ՚PZYš ՚t ՚ny ՚nwt nyst ՚YKZY kyt՚yδ
Line of Manuscript: 52     KSP ՚ḤRZY nnyδβ՚՚r ՚xšt՚՚t ՚PZY tkwt ՚NwZK βγ՚ ՚pz՚wt ՚ḤRZYmβt
Line of Manuscript: 53     ZK βγ՚ pytδ՚r ՚nt ՚PZY ՚xw ՚BY rw՚՚n ՚PZY ՚YMTw txs՚yc-βntk mz՚y(x)k
Line of Manuscript: 54     β՚t ՚ḤRZYšy wδwh δβr՚ ՚ḤRZYšw cyty γrywyh L՚ w՚cy ՚ḤRZYnnc
Line of Manuscript: 55     ZK mrtk βrxs՚m pz՚wt ՚my( )[ ](ՙ)LZK ՚PZY myδ myδ ZNH myδrw
Line of Manuscript: 56     p(c)p՚(ym)n ՚PZY wmrzw ՚ḤRZYβn ՚y(t)[.] z(γ)՚mk γw՚՚t ՚ḤRZY cn KSP
Page of edition: 18 
Line of Manuscript: 57     ՚՚sy kt՚rw 1LP s ՚WZY 2 1LP s ՚ḤRZYm prst՚t wnrzmk ՚t δrw՚՚n
Line of Manuscript: 58     32 yxsyh tkwty xypδ ՚PZYšn t՚βk prstyy ՚ḤRZY ՚YK pr՚βyr՚t
Line of Manuscript: 59     ՚ḤRZYšw pnc y՚tk wny ՚ḤRZYcn 3 y՚tk txs՚yc-βntk ՚՚sy ՚PZY
Line of Manuscript: 60     pys՚՚kk Or pyt՚՚kk with Harmatta. ՚yw y՚tk ՚PZY ՚yw y՚tkw tγw
Line of Manuscript: 61     ՚ḤRZY ZNH δykwh krt ՚YKZY
Line of Manuscript: 62     cyrδsw՚՚n MR՚Y 13 (s)rδ (w)m՚tw
Line of Manuscript: 63     pr tγm՚ycw m՚xw


Paragraph: 2a  
Page of edition: 12 
Address on verso


Page of Manuscript: Va  
Line of Manuscript: 1     ՙD βγ(w)
Line of Manuscript: 2     xwt՚(w)
Line of Manuscript: 3     βr(z՚)kkw
Line of Manuscript: 4     nn(yδβ)՚r(w)
Line of Manuscript: 5     k՚n՚(kkw)
Paragraph: 2b  
Page of Manuscript: Vb  
Line of Manuscript: 1     pyšt [MN]
Line of Manuscript: 2     xypδ βn(t)[k]
Line of Manuscript: 3     (nny)βntk
Paragraph: 2c  
Page of Manuscript: Vc  
Line of Manuscript: 1     [ ] δyk(h) (՚t)
Line of Manuscript: 2     [](sm՚r)knδ[h] prsty(՚t) ՚t
Line of Manuscript: 3     [](βr)՚՚(t) ՚(ḤR)ZYš w(ysp)
Line of Manuscript: 4     [](.β..՚)[.. ](...t)
Line of Manuscript: 5     [ ].....
Line of Manuscript: 6     [ ]p(yšt M)N
Line of Manuscript: 7     [xypδ ](βntk nnyβntk)



Ancient Letter No. 3
Paragraph: 3  
= Ms. Or._8212_(98) = T._XII.a._II.3
Manuscript: Or._8212_(98)  
Page of edition: 22 
Reichelt, 22-24

read from MS, rechecked from facsimile 3.8.94: NSW


Page of Manuscript: R  
Line of Manuscript: 1     ՙD βγw xwt՚w βγ՚՚ny BRY nnyδ՚t ՚՚pryw nm՚cyw sp՚tz՚nwk KZNH ՚YKZY ZKyšn(w)
Line of Manuscript: 2     βγ՚nw βyrt ՚PZYš šyr YWM ZKZYβ ḤZYH ZY δrwk š՚tyxw ՚pwr՚βw ՚δnn wyspn՚δ
Line of Manuscript: 3     mrt՚xmk ՚ḤRZYt xwt՚՚y kδ ՚LKw δrwt՚twh ptγwš՚m ՚ḤRZY ZNH γrywh nwšch
Line of Manuscript: 4     myn՚m ՚ḤRZY n՚y nyzc ՚zw՚m γnt՚kw L՚ šyr ՚βzβr՚kw ՚ḤRZY ZNH γrywh ՚mrtch
Line of Manuscript: 5     myn՚m ՚PZYt β՚δ β՚δ δykh prsty՚m ՚ḤRZYβc ՚yw δykh L՚ βyr՚m ՚ḤRZY ՚krtym ՚pw
Line of Manuscript: 6     prmynwkh t՚βk s՚r ՚ḤRZYm ZNH ՚βyz ywn՚k ՚st 3 srδ ՚PZY δrw՚՚ny ՚(s)kw՚m pr
Line of Manuscript: 7     tw՚ prn ՚ḤRZY prtmw ՚δβ՚ty ՚kw pnc-՚m nγ[՚]՚m prmw βyky s՚r r՚δh wm՚t
Line of Manuscript: 8     ՚Ḥ(R)ZYm L՚ nm՚t-δ՚rt nyz-nyt ՚ḤRZYm pt(š)kw՚t(՚n)t ZKy ՚yps՚r [k]δZYm pytδ՚r
Line of Manuscript: 9     ՚k(՚)w prnxwnt ՚PZYm ՚škr՚t ՚NwZK kt՚w՚ntk ՚PZY δrw՚ny ՚sk(w)՚(n)ch L՚ βw(՚)n
Line of Manuscript: 10     ՚ḤRZY prnxwnt m՚δ w՚βt L՚ZY nnyδt βntk [՚]ym L՚ZYš m՚tškh (δ)[՚]r՚m ՚ḤRZYm
Line of Manuscript: 11     m(s) m՚δ ptškw՚t kδZYm ՚k՚w kt՚w՚ntk L՚ nm(՚) Or nm(t). ՚šk՚rt ՚(Ḥ)RZYm (m)՚δ Or r՚δ? Hardly β՚δ. pytδ՚r
Line of Manuscript: 12     [...]wšt ՚PZYm ՚k(՚)[w] ՚MYh škr՚t ՚ḤRZY ZK[y] ՚yps՚r m՚δ w՚β՚nt( k)δZY ՚(my)δ
Line of Manuscript: 13     (δ)[rw՚](n)y ՚ny[w] pntrw γ[wt]m nyst ՚Y[K](ZY) ՚rt(y)β՚n [՚Ḥ]RZY ՚rtyβ՚n (m)[՚]δ [w՚β]t prn(x)wnty
Line of Manuscript: 14     [ ..]zynt[. ՚](c)wZYtn [...].՚y krty (k)[δZY ]mn՚xy[ ]L՚ [pš](t)՚w(՚n) L՚[] zyn(y)h [՚ḤRZY](m) ZNH ՚B(Y)[]
Line of Manuscript: 15     .[...]k (՚)[.. ..](z)y(nt)[.. ...](m )՚krtym [՚PZY mn՚](x)y L՚ .[.. ..].δ..[ ...]. .[ ](ZK)
Line of Manuscript: 16     ՚[ḤR]ZY ՚(c)[w ]pry՚t(r) [ptp](r)՚w cnn [...]δ ՚(BY) kδZ(Y)[ ....](wh) cy[nt]y δ՚[y](h)[ ՚ḤRZ]Y ՚[՚]z՚(t)[k]
Line of Manuscript: 17     m[r]t՚xm(k) ՚՚β(r)xt[k] kyZY cyn[ty ](w)yty pt՚(h) [՚](n)p՚(r)t βyrt-[δ՚]rt[ ՚](P)ZY δ(βr)՚yny
Page of edition: 24 
Line of Manuscript: 18     n(γ՚)wδn δrwk δ՚rt (՚)ḤRZYm ՚c wyspn՚c sxwn Less likely sxwn[t]. pr ՚zn՚m np(y)sy (k)δ[Z]Yt ՚(s)ty՚n
Line of Manuscript: 19     ՚(P)ZY ՚γrβ՚n ՚YKZY (m)yn՚nn ՚ḤRZYt kδ L՚ [՚]sty՚n ՚ḤRZYm m՚yδ np՚ysy
Line of Manuscript: 20     ՚PZY ՚γrβ՚n ՚YKZY cynty spyš(՚)՚n ՚ḤRZYm L՚ ՚k՚w (՚)prtrk՚n (sp)[՚]nc՚h w՚γwnk
Line of Manuscript: 21     p՚γt՚kw p(y)δy Less likely p՚δy. The second letter may have been rewritten for clarity (being intersected by two tails of letters from above) wm՚t ՚YKZY t՚βk s՚r ՚ḤRZYm ZK tw(՚)xky prm՚(n)h pr(՚)w srw ptγry<β>t
Line of Manuscript: 22     ՚(Ḥ)RZY ՚՚γtym ՚t δrw՚n ՚ḤRZ(Y)m L՚ ՚wy (m՚)δryh sxwn kšt L՚ (՚)[w](y) ՚(Ḥ)YN ՚ḤRZY-
Line of Manuscript: 23     About four letters (perhaps prtr?) deleted.m (c)wn՚yβty YWM ZKy βγ՚ ՚γr՚nt՚nt ՚YKZYm ZK tw՚xky <sxwn> krty ՚ḤRZY (pr)tr
Line of Manuscript: 24     ՚W(Z)Y ՚kw(t)y ՚PZY ՚WZY k՚s(y) wδwh wm՚t՚w ՚YKZY tw՚xky ՚ḤRZYm ՚δy՚c ptz(՚n)<՚t(ch)>
Line of Manuscript: 25     pyšt MN xypδ δ՚yyh myw(z)՚yh
Line of Manuscript: 26     np՚xšt ZNH δykh pr ՚tδr(t)yk YRḤ՚ pr 10 sγth
Line of Manuscript: 27     MN δwγδryh š՚ynh ՙ(D) βγw xwt՚w nnyδ՚t ՚՚pryw
Line of Manuscript: 28     nm՚cyw ՚PZYš šy(r)[ YWM ZKZYβ](n ḤZY)H ZY δrw՚(k) ՚ncy(w)
Line of Manuscript: 29     š՚tyxw ՚(Ḥ)[RZY ](՚)krtym (՚Ḥ)R(Z)[Y]
Line of Manuscript: 30     L՚-šk՚rcy γyδh p՚(y)՚m[ ՚ḤRZ](Ym) ՚ny՚γwn(՚)k t՚βk s՚r pyδ(y) Hardly p՚δy.
Line of Manuscript: 31     wm՚t ՚ḤRZY ՚ny՚nδ nyzt ՚ḤR[Z]Y cztyk (՚)ym ՚ḤRZY
Line of Manuscript: 32     ՚γrβ(՚m) ՚m(y)δ ՚PZY(t) t-20 prs[t](t)k Or merely prs(t)k (if the fragments can be moved closer together). ՚(ps)yδ So read from MS. nyst ՚ḤRZY
Line of Manuscript: 33     ՚n(γ)t s՚ct ՚šm՚r(՚)t [ ](pr)n(x)w(nt) (՚)pr՚št ՚ḤRZYš Z(K)[]
Line of Manuscript: 34     cyn xwyz(y)՚(n)t Or xwynz՚nt? The fifth and seventh letters appear identical. ՚ḤRZYšw L՚ βy(r՚n)t ՚ḤRZY prw prnxwnt
Line of Manuscript: 35     p՚(r)h ՚krt՚y(m)n cynt(y) δ՚yh (30) ՚mδ՚ryh Sic.


Paragraph: 3a  
Page of edition: 22 
Address on verso


Page of Manuscript: Va  
Line of Manuscript: 1     MN δw<γ>δr(yh)
Line of Manuscript: 2     [š](՚)ynh

Paragraph: 3b  
Page of Manuscript: Vb  
Line of Manuscript: 1     ՙD βγw
Line of Manuscript: 2     xwt՚w
Line of Manuscript: 3     nnyδ(՚)t

Paragraph: 3c  
Page of Manuscript: Vc  
Line of Manuscript: 1     MN δ՚yh



Ancient Letter No. 4
Paragraph: 4  
= Ms. Or._8212_(93) = T._XII.a._II.4
Manuscript: Or._8212_(93)  
Page of edition: 28 
Reichelt, 28

read from MS, rechecked from facsimile 3.8.94: NSW


Page of Manuscript: R  
Line of Manuscript: 1     ՙD βγw xwt՚w nyw՚βyrtw ywδrzmk pyšt (M)N xypδβ[nt](k) ny՚zk(y)n 1LP Š[L]M nm՚cyw
Line of Manuscript: 2     sp՚tz՚nwk KZNH (՚)[Y](K)ZY ZKyḤMw βγ՚՚(n) βyrt (՚)ḤRZY βγ [ZK z]yrn ZKZYβc ՚՚γ[t ]՚ḤRZY cnn ZK
Line of Manuscript: 3     n՚n՚kk zyrn (p)r՚δ(t) ՙL 800 ՚ḤRZYm mnh βγ՚ycn ptkntw (3)23[] rwδk ՚ḤRZYm<βc>
Line of Manuscript: 4     δykh ՚՚γt tryh ZYm xryn(y) ՚ḤRZY(m) ZK δy(k)h (w)yth Or pyth (cf. p in following np՚ysy). ՚(Ḥ)RZYm np՚ysy c՚γwn(c)h ZYm
Line of Manuscript: 5     tryyh prm՚y xryt ՚Ḥ[R]ZY ZNH (w)՚(w)spyw Or p՚n- etc. (.. )wyspδr βr՚m (՚)ḤRZY mwδy L՚ KZNH βyrt
Line of Manuscript: 6     ՚PZYtn pr՚δt βw՚y ՚Ḥ(R)[Z]Ytn mδw prsty[..]t՚w ՚ḤRZY ՚mδ ptγ՚δ L՚ ՚(β)y՚rt βwt
Line of Manuscript: 7     ՚ḤRZY ՙL δrwt՚nh L՚ myr(w) ՚ḤRZYt βγ w(ty)h L՚ syy ՚ḤRZY ZK pγš ՚βy՚mnβntk
Line of Manuscript: 8     ՙLZKw rwδk ՚βy(՚)tw wny kδ L՚ ՚ḤRZYšw ՙL wx(w)՚n wny
Line of Manuscript: 9     krt ZNH δykh ՙL 10-myk m՚xw ՙL 15 sγth


Paragraph: 4a  
Address on verso


Page of Manuscript: Va  
Line of Manuscript: 1     ՙD βγw
Line of Manuscript: 2     xwt՚w
Line of Manuscript: 3     nyw՚βyrtw
Line of Manuscript: 4     ywδrzmkw
Paragraph: 4b  
Page of Manuscript: Vb  
Line of Manuscript: 1     pyšt MN
Line of Manuscript: 2     xypδβntk
Line of Manuscript: 3     ny՚z(k)y(n)




Ancient Letter No. 5
Paragraph: 5  
= Ms. Or._8212_(94) and Or._8212_(100) = T._XII.a._II.5 and T._XII.a._II.6
Manuscript: Or._8212_(94)_+_(100)  
Page of edition: 32 
Reichelt, 32-34

read from facsimile, rechecked 4.8.94: NSW


Page of Manuscript: R  
Line of Manuscript: 1     ՙD βγw (xw)t՚w ՚sp՚nδ՚t ՚՚prywn nm՚cyw (՚P)Z(Y)[š šyr ](my)δ
Line of Manuscript: 2     ZKZYβ wynt δrwk ՚ncyw š՚txw ՚pwr՚βw ՚xwcwztw Or -nsw. Not -ṯw with Reichelt, since ṯ in this document always looks like nc (rather than ns/nt). M[N pryxwt՚w] xypδy
Line of Manuscript: 3     βntk ՚ḤR(Z)[Y](mn)[ ](Z)[K ](my)δ( prtr)՚t ՚YK(ZY)[β](n)[ ](x)wt(y)[ wyn՚ymn ՚PZY](t)n
Line of Manuscript: 4     ՚c nztw n(m՚cyw) (β)r՚n (՚)[YK](Z)Y wyšnw βγ՚nw ՚ḤR[ZYm ](s)՚r myδ
Line of Manuscript: 5     myδ ՚βzt(rw) ptγwšt L՚ prtrw ՚ḤRZYn (՚c) (՚.)[.. ՚]cw Or ](š)w? np՚yns՚<w> Hardly np՚yš՚w with Reichelt (cf. note to line 2 above).
Line of Manuscript: 6     (k)δZY (xwty)[ w](yt)[՚]rt ՚ḤRZYš ՚cw wm՚t ..[..](py)[. .]δ[. ](β՚)t
Line of Manuscript: 7     pwštym (՚)[Ḥ]RZY n՚y kc՚ny ՚skw՚m ՚ḤRZY L՚ w(r)δ L՚ mrδ wyt-r՚m Or wyt β՚m? Written as two words.
Line of Manuscript: 8     ՚ḤRZY mδ՚c ՚BYxw՚r Or ՚ryxw՚r. nyst ՚ḤRZY kc՚ny 4 βn(t) ՚spytc pr prstw
Line of Manuscript: 9     ՚PZY pδ՚pδ[.]h 2 1LP (5)00 pr prstw ՚PZY ՚δβprstk n(y)st
Line of Manuscript: 10     ՚PZY 5 prstk rysk ՚PZY 100 styr n՚kr(t)k ՚ḤRZY ՚YK γ՚wtws
Line of Manuscript: 11     ՚c kc՚n (w)yt՚rt ՚ḤRZYš pyš wyt՚rt՚ym ՚ḤRZY ՚՚γt(՚ym) ՚t
Line of Manuscript: 12     δrw՚n ՚(Ḥ)RZYm βyk[y]s՚r prγ՚(š)tw ՚՚.[.].t (՚Ḥ)RZY(n) ..[.]. γ՚wtws
Line of Manuscript: 13     p՚rštc r՚δwh pyt՚y Or w-. ՚ḤRZYmn ZKh š՚wkt nyznyt՚y ՚ḤRZY
Line of Manuscript: 14     γrβy swγδ[y](k) ՚՚mtk wm՚t ZKZYtn nyzt՚y ՚ḤRZY L(՚ n)yzt ՚(k)[r]t՚nt
Line of Manuscript: 15     p՚rZY ZK γ(՚)wtws ZK(y γ)r(y) wyt՚rt ՚ḤRZYn ՚t δrw՚n ptt՚w p՚rZY
Line of Manuscript: 16     mntzγ՚mk wm՚tnt ՚ḤRZYt ptwyδ՚m ՚c ՚pr՚k (՚)m՚ srδ(m՚n)yt
Line of Manuscript: 17     (p՚rZY ny)δ[k .]... ՚s(pyšy ՚skw)՚m k<(c)>՚ny (՚Ḥ)[RZ](Y)m [ ]....[ ]..
Line of Manuscript: 18     ՚ḤRZYm ny[.. ..]՚w kwn(yt) {kwn(t՚)??} ՚(Ḥ)RZYt ZKy ՚(n)y[՚]γ(w)[n՚k {՚(B)Y[ ]γ(w)[tm̷} ] ՚՚try {՚՚sry?}
Line of Manuscript: 19     βyr՚y(nt) (՚)[ḤRZ](Y)mn pr[ ]՚(z)mw ՚βz՚(w)՚ynt ՚(Ḥ)RZY [ ]՚βzβr՚k
Page of edition: 34 
Line of Manuscript: 20     ՚ym ՚ḤR(Z)[Y ..](m)n.[.]y..[ ..](՚)tkw ZNH cy(r..)tn [ ՚ḤRZ]Ym
Line of Manuscript: 21     KZNH pt(γw)š(t) xrstrnk ZYt 20 styr n(՚kr)[t](k) pr[t](w)[-δ՚rt ՚ḤR]ZY KZNH
Line of Manuscript: 22     βšt βr՚՚mwt ՚ḤRZYm δβrtw-δ՚rt ZKw n(՚)krtkw ՚Ḥ[RZYm ]ptm՚t
Line of Manuscript: 23     ՚ḤRZY 400 styr ՚spt {՚tps?} ՚ḤRZYm ptβršt (k)δZYm (20) st(yr)[ ..].՚tw-
Line of Manuscript: 24     δ՚rt ՚cwZYm 400 styr δβry ՚ḤR(Z)Y KZNH wγtw-
Line of Manuscript: 25     δ՚rt ՚spnδ՚t ZYm ՚βyrtw-δ՚rt ՚wy r(՚)δyh ՚ḤRZY-
Line of Manuscript: 26     t δ(βrtw)-δ՚(rt) <՚ḤRZY KZNH wγtw-δ՚rt 700 s n՚(k)rtk> ՚ḤRZYm pr 4 styr 4 About five letters deleted(ՙ)L(Z)K
Line of Manuscript: 27     ՚st(k)[՚](m) ՚β(y)՚r(t) ՚ḤRZY ZKy š՚wkty ZK n(՚kr)tk
Line of Manuscript: 28     ՚՚yt p՚rZ(Y) KZNH wγtw-δ՚r՚n(t) ՚zγ(՚)mk ZYn nyst
Line of Manuscript: 29     p՚rZY p(r)trw ՚zw ՚β(z)βr՚k β՚w ՚YKZY wy ՚ḤRZ(Y)tn
Line of Manuscript: 30     ptγwšt՚t ՚YKZYm ՚xwrmztkk γyδrp ՚krtw-δ՚rt
Line of Manuscript: 31     ՚ḤRZYn m(s) ptγwš pyš(t) MN xypδ βnt(k) pryxwt՚<w>
Line of Manuscript: 32     np՚xšt ZNH δykh ՚c kc՚n pr ՚δrtyk m՚(x)w p 30-՚k



Paragraph: 5a  
Address on verso


Page of Manuscript: Va  
Line of Manuscript: 1     ՙ[D] (βγw)
Line of Manuscript: 2     (x)wt՚w
Line of Manuscript: 3     (s)՚r(t)p՚w Or -p՚[n]w?
Line of Manuscript: 4     ՚sp՚nδ(՚t)w



Ancient Letter No. 6
Paragraph: 6  
= Ms. Or._8212_(97) = T._XII.a._II.8a-g
Manuscript: Or._8212_(97)  
Page of edition: 38 
Reichelt, 38

read from facsimile, rechecked 8.8.94. Address on V needs to be checked from facsimile in Serindia IV, Pl. CLIII.


Page of Manuscript: R  
Line of Manuscript: 1     [ՙD βγw] xw(t)՚w (w)[..]՚kkw 1LP ŠLM nm՚cyw sp՚tz՚nwk m[՚]δ ՚YKZY ZKyḤMw βγ՚՚n
Line of Manuscript: 2     [βyr](t) (p)yšt MN (x)[y](p)δ βntk prnxwnt ՚PZYmn ZK YWM prtr՚t ՚YKZYβn xwty wyn՚n
Line of Manuscript: 3     [δrw՚k] ՚yn(c)[yw ](՚PZ)[Yt](n) ՚NwZK p՚δ nm՚cyw βr՚ymn ՚YKZY ZKyḤMw Sic! ՚ḤRZY-m xwt՚y
Line of Manuscript: 4     [ s]՚r [γ](n)pn(w)h (β)stw-δ՚r ՚PZYm Or ՚WZYm. δβrtw-δ՚r šδyh ĔLYH?? ՚ḤRZYm m՚δ (wγw)tw
Line of Manuscript: 5     .[ k](δ)[] βy(k)[ It does not appear that any more letters are missing here, but there are problems with the arrangement of the fragments here which require consultation of the original MS. ](š)w՚ [՚]t kr՚wr՚n ՚ḤRZY(m)šw pr pyrcyk xryny ՚ḤRZY ՙL Or kδ? pyrcyk
Line of Manuscript: 6     .[ ՚Ḥ](R)ZY(š)[w ՚](YK)[ Very uncertain. ]ՙL kprwh xryn(y) ՚ḤRZYmšw (՚՚βr)y ՚ḤR(Z)[Yt] x(wt՚y) ՚YK {βyk?}
Line of Manuscript: 7     [ ] p(t)γ՚m ՚՚γt ՚ps(p)՚t(k)[ ](m)՚n[.. ..](n՚kh)[ ՚ḤRZ]Ym[ ]
Line of Manuscript: 8     [ ]....[ ] δ(β)՚...[. .](x)[..].[.. ]
Line of Manuscript: 9     [ ]..[ ](δr)՚w
Line of Manuscript: 10     [ ..](ky)[.. ..](w)t[.. ..]. L՚ (ryz)y
Line of Manuscript: 11     [ ]ZK [ ՚ḤRZ]Y ՚՚mtk ՚(y)m
Line of Manuscript: 12     krt ZNH δykh [ ՙ]L 26 (s)γth


Paragraph: 6a  
Address on verso


Page of Manuscript: Va  
Line of Manuscript: 1     [ՙD βγw]
Line of Manuscript: 2     xwt՚w
Line of Manuscript: 3     [w..]՚kkw



Ancient Letter No. 7
Paragraph: 7  
= Ms. Or._8212_(96) = T._XII.a._II.7
Manuscript: Or._8212_(96)  
Page of edition: 41 
Reichelt, 41

read from facsimile, rechecked 11.8.94: NSW


Page of Manuscript: R  
Line of Manuscript: 1     MN βnt(k)w δs՚k(r)[] Unusual shape of đ (cf. ՚mδ՚, line 2, ](δ)yr, line 6, and xypδ in VIIIb.iv V2). ՙD βγw xwt՚w pr(n)՚yk {prs՚yk?} ՚(՚p)rywn nm(՚)cyw ՚PZY(š)
Line of Manuscript: 2     šyr my[δ] ZKZYβn wyn-՚y δrw՚k ՚ncy ՚(Ḥ)RZY xwt՚y ՚mδ՚ KZNH ptz̤(՚γ)w(š)<m> Sic (cf. line 4)? Possibly ptyγwšm, hardly merely ptγwšm.
Line of Manuscript: 3     ՚YKZYtn [...]δy [s]՚r ՚՚(wn)y Less likely ՚՚sy with Yoshida. 200 myδ՚mβn ՚(՚)δ(w)kh (p)r (kr)ynh
Line of Manuscript: 4     (՚Ḥ)RZY[tn k]δ[ A misplaced fragment here. w](y)šnw [..].՚nnw wyspšn[w] pt՚γ[wš՚w ՚ḤR]ZY[tn] kδ (՚)[t]
Line of Manuscript: 5     [ ].[ ..](γ)՚δk ՚՚.[ ]......[ ..]t sx[wn ՚ḤRZY](t)-n kδ []
Line of Manuscript: 6     [ ]՚՚t [ γ]ryw(h) This fragment may belong elsewhere. (՚ḤR)[ZY ] ՚ḤR[ZY ..](δ)yr [ ]
Line of Manuscript: 7     [ ..]՚(՚y)[.. ...](h) .[ ..]՚.[.. ]
Line of Manuscript: 8     krt ZNH[ δykh ՙL ]15 sγth




Ancient Letter No. 8a
Paragraph: 8a  
= Ms. Or._8212_(101) (Fragm. a)
Manuscript: Or._8212_(101)_a  
Page of edition: 42 
Reichelt, 42

read from MS, rechecked from facsimile 11.8.94: NSW


Page of Manuscript: R  
Line of Manuscript: 1     [ ].....[ ]
Line of Manuscript: 2     [ ՚ḤRZY]βn xwt՚[՚y ]
Line of Manuscript: 3     [ ] γrywh [ ]
Line of Manuscript: 4     [ ] δrw՚k ՚(y)[ncyw ]
Line of Manuscript: 5     [ β]γ(՚)՚nw ՚ḤR(Z)[Y ]
Line of Manuscript: 6     [ ...](՚)y ՚nt ՚[.. ]
Line of Manuscript: 7     [ ՚PZY]βn np՚y[s՚w ]
Line of Manuscript: 8     [ ...](k) xwt(՚)[w ]
Line of Manuscript: 9     [ γn](p)wnh [ ]
Line of Manuscript: 10     [ ](s)rδy (w)[... ]



Ancient Letter No. 8b - 8f
Paragraph: 8b  
Fragments
Manuscript: Or._8212_(101)_b  
Reichelt, 42

read from facsimile, rechecked 11.8.94: NSW


Page of Manuscript: i  

Line of Manuscript: 1     [ ..]c( )[ ]
Line of Manuscript: 2     [ ..].nr(š)[.. ]

Page of Manuscript: ii  
Line of Manuscript: 1     [ ..](w )[ ]
Line of Manuscript: 2     [ ..].n՚ ՚m(n.)[.. ]

Page of Manuscript: iii  
Line of Manuscript: 1     [ ]...[ ]
Line of Manuscript: 2     [ c]ntr(y)[ ]

Page of Manuscript: iv_R  
Line of Manuscript: 1     [ ]. k՚δyw [ ]
Line of Manuscript: 2     [ ..](m)[ ](՚Ḥ)[RZY ]
Page of Manuscript: iv_V  
Line of Manuscript: 1     [](pyšt) Quite uncertain traces.
Line of Manuscript: 2     [M](N) xypδ

Page of Manuscript: v  
Line of Manuscript: 1     [ ] (՚)[.. ]
Line of Manuscript: 2     [ ]. ՚ḤR[ZY ]
Line of Manuscript: 3     [ ՚ḤR](Z)Y-m [ ]

Page of Manuscript: vi_R  
Line of Manuscript: 1     [ ..]. .[.. ]
Line of Manuscript: 2     [ ](βn)t(k)[ ]
Line of Manuscript: 3     [ ..].y[.. ]
Page of Manuscript: vi_V  
Line of Manuscript: 1     [ ..]k(r)[.. ]

Page of Manuscript: vii  
Line of Manuscript: 1     [ ..].k prn[.. ]
Line of Manuscript: 2     [ ](՚)Ḥ(R)Z(Y.)[ ]

Paragraph: 8d  
Manuscript: Or._8212_(101)_d  
Page of Manuscript: i  
Line of Manuscript: 1     [ ..]cy[.. ]
Line of Manuscript: 2     [ ]. (100)[ ]
Line of Manuscript: 3     [ ].[ ]

Page of Manuscript: ii  
Line of Manuscript: 1     [ ..]m [ ]
Line of Manuscript: 2     [ ..]w [ ]
Line of Manuscript: 3     [ xwt՚y](n)β [ ]
Line of Manuscript: 4     [ ..](x)w (k)[... ]
Line of Manuscript: 5     [ ]. xwt՚(w)[ Or xwt՚y. ]
Line of Manuscript: 6     [ ..]y ՚(w)[.]γ[.. ]
Line of Manuscript: 7     [ ]. ՚[P]ZY(n)[ ]

Paragraph: 8f  
Manuscript: Or._8212_(101)_f  
Page of Manuscript:   
Line of Manuscript: 1     [ ](՚)zw՚yn(y)[ ]
Line of Manuscript: 2     [ m՚]δ[ ]՚YKZ[Y ]
Line of Manuscript: 3     [ ](p)tδr(y)[.. ]
Line of Manuscript: 4     [ ..](yk)[... ]



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