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woodslip, oblong tablet (fragment)

Or.8211/3230(C)

ink on wood

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Title

Manuscript with Kharosthi Script

Date

200 to 400

Find site

Niya

Measurement

depth 1.2 centimetres, height 1.6 centimetres, width 6.1 centimetres

Material

ink on wood

Description

Scope and content : This is an oblong tablet fragment with traces of Kharosthi characters in columns. It is quite perished at the back.

Institution

British Library

Provenance

Stein 1900-01

Find site identifier

Niya

Stein site number

N.iv.2

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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