Overview
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Dice divination ritual
Date
750 to 900
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Measurement
height 6.5 centimetres, width 14.3 centimetres
Material
Language / script
Description
Scope and content : Two pieces of paper that were originally pasted together. One piece contains results for a divination ritual with dice and the other bans the eating of certain foods, probably in preparation for a ritual.
Institution
Historical information
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Find site identifier
MazTa.
Stein site number
M.Tagh.a.II.0099.
Find site description
The Tibetan army built this fort when they occupied the area in the mid-8th century AD. On top of a hill overlooking the Khotan River in otherwise flat land it is in a excellent strategic position, controlling the route from Khotan to the south to the kingdoms of the northern Tarim. Many of the Tibetan woodslips and other items which survived from Tibetan times were discovered among the piles of rubbish from the stable block which still cover the slope below the fort. There is a small shrine next to the fort, hence the name Mazar-tagh or 'Hill of the shrine'.
Short description : A military fort from the Tibetan period.
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