Overview
show / hide OverviewTitle
Square Khotanese wooden envelope-tablet made up of two pieces of wood
Date
300 to 900
Find site
Measurement
height 18 centimetres, width 18 centimetres
Material
Language / script
Subject
Description
Scope and content : Square Khotanese wooden envelope-tablet made up of two pieces of wood. Clay seal, with some original cord in place. Writing on both sides of the upper and lower pieces. Dated in first regnal year of the Great King of Khoptan, Visya Sihya (c.737-46) and is signed by the General Visala whose clay seal is still preserved.
Institution
Historical information
show / hide Historical informationFind site identifier
DanU.
Find site description
Situated between the Khotan and Keriya rivers, and approximately 50 miles north of Domoko which is on the southern arm of the Silk Road.
Excavation history : Stein excavated here between 19 Dec. 1900 and 3 Jan. 1901 (see Stein 1907: 237-303).
Short description : Dandanuiliq: between the Khotan and Keriya rivers
References
show / hide References© British Library
Copyright information is being updated. Contact [email protected] for information. Reproduced by kind permission of the British Library Board