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wood tablet, wedge under-tablet

Or.8211/1369

ink on wood

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Title

Wedge Under-tablet

Find site

Niya

Measurement

depth 0.4 centimetres, height 5 centimetres, width 36.8 centimetres

Material

ink on wood

Description

Scope and content : This is a wedge under tablet with a hole near point. The Kharosthi scripts at the front are visible where the wood is exposed. The writing is visible on the back.

Institution

British Library

Date

undated

Provenance

Stein 1900-01

Find site identifier

Niya

Stein site number

N.xix.1

Find site description

The Niya archaeological site is approximately 50 miles north of modern Niya/Minfeng on the southern arm of the old Silk Road.

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