Overview
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Double rectangular tablet (Covering-tablet)
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Measurement
depth 1.4 centimetres, height 8.8 centimetres, width 18.3 centimetres
Material
Language / script
Description
Scope and content : This is a covering-tablet with parts of the seal and string remaining (forms the complete rectangular tablet with Or.8211/1377). The Kharosthi scripts at the back are rather coarse and partly deleted by sand.
Institution
Date
undated
Historical information
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Niya
Stein site number
N.xxi.7
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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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