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Finely written Hṛdayasūtra (Heart Sutra) in Tibetan. Account of military staff in Old Turkic in Kok (Runic) Turkic script on other side.

Title Finely written Hṛdayasūtra (Heart Sutra) in Tibetan.…

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8212/77

Item type manuscript
manuscript

Title manuscript

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8212/79

Item type paper fragment
Manuscript fragment with Sogdian Buddhist text.

Title Manuscript fragment with Sogdian Buddhist text.

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8212/80(B)

Item type scroll
Sogdian manuscript fragment with part of the tale of Rustam. There is a line of Chinese on verso.

Title Sogdian manuscript fragment with part of the…

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8212/81

Item type paper fragment
Fragment with Sogdian text on one side and Chinese on the other. The Sogdian is probably the same text as Or.8212/83.

Title Fragment with Sogdian text on one side…

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8212/82

Item type paper fragment
Fragment of a scroll with a Chinese Buddhist text on one side and a Sogdian text on other. Possibly same Sogdian text as Or.8212/82.

Title Fragment of a scroll with a Chinese…

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8212/83

Item type scroll
A rare example of Zoroastrian literature in Sogdian, with part of the Ashem vohu, a prayer from the Avesta.

Title A rare example of Zoroastrian literature in…

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8212/84

Item type paper fragment
no image available

Title Manuscript containing Dhyana in Sogdian with Chinese…

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8212/85

Item type scroll
Manuscript fragment with Sogdian on one side and Chinese on the other.

Title Manuscript fragment with Sogdian on one side…

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8212/87

Item type paper fragment
Manuscript fragment containing Sogdian Buddhist text.

Title Manuscript fragment containing Sogdian Buddhist text.

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8212/88

Item type scroll
no image available

Title manuscript

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8212/104

Item type scroll
no image available

Title manuscript

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8212/106
no image available

Title manuscript

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8212/107

Item type paper fragment
Sogdian manuscript fragment.

Title Sogdian manuscript fragment.

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8212/112

Item type paper fragment
Sogdian manuscript fragment

Title Sogdian manuscript fragment

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8212/113

Item type paper fragment
Sogdian manuscript fragment.

Title Sogdian manuscript fragment.

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8212/114

Item type paper fragment
no image available

Title Vajracchedikaprajnaparamitasutra (Diamond Sutra) 金剛般若波羅蜜經 (Jing gang bo…

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8212/116

Item type paper fragment
no image available

Title manuscript

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8212/117

Item type paper fragment
manuscript

Title manuscript

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8212/118

Item type paper fragment
no image available

Title manuscript

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8212/119

Item type scroll
no image available

Title manuscript

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8212/120
no image available

Title manuscript

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8212/121
no image available

Title manuscript

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8212/122

Item type paper fragment
no image available

Title manuscript

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8212/123

Item type paper fragment

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Dunhuang Mogao 26 Endere Fort 3 Mazar Tagh 3 Dandan Uiliq 1 Khadalik 1 Toyuk 1
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