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oblong tablet, oblong tablet (fragment)

Or.8211/3238(B)

ink on wood

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Title

Oblong tablet in two pieces

Date

200 BCE to 200 CE

Find site

Niya

Measurement

depth 0.7 centimetres, height 3.4 centimetres, width 13 centimetres

Material

ink on wood

Description

Scope and content : This is a very soft oblong tablet broken into two pieces with a hole near point and partly missing. The Kharosthi script is very faint.

Institution

British Library

Provenance

Stein 1900-01

Find site identifier

Niya

Stein site number

N.xv.198

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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