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In IEDC since 17 Jun 2024 (IEDCID153)
1 Yarkand Collection at SOAS: Turki 4+5 (Erdal Doc. I)
The land sale contracts of the late eleventh century published here are important for several reasons. First, they are the oldest known legal documents written in Turkish. Very many Uighur-Turkish civil documents were found in the more eastern parts of the Tarim basin, but none of those appear to be older than the thirteenth century. the Persian...
Primary Language
Old Uyghur (Old Uyghur script)
Type
Legal (Document)
Writing Support
Paper
Dates (CE)
September-October 1080
Transcription Translation Transliteration
In IEDC since 20 Jun 2024 (IEDCID154)
2 Yarkand Collection at SOAS: Turki 6 (Erdal Doc. II)
Three fragments of a document about a sale of land whose price and location are missing but were probably included in the original document. This is one of six land sale documents written in the late eleventh century, collected by Denison Ross, of which photos were kept at SOAS. Formally, these documents differ from the non-Muslim deeds of land...
Primary Language
Old Uyghur (Old Uyghur script)
Type
Legal (Document)
Writing Support
Paper
Dates (CE)
May-June 1090
Transcription Translation Transliteration
In IEDC since 24 Jun 2024 (IEDCID155)
3 Yarkand Collection at SOAS: Turki 7 (Erdal Doc. III)
A fragment of a land sale document consisting of six witness statements. This is one of six land sale documents written in the late eleventh century, collected by Denison Ross, of which photos were kept at SOAS. Formally, these documents differ from the non-Muslim deeds of land sale in the collection, which according to Erdal follow Chinese...
Primary Language
Old Uyghur (Old Uyghur script)
Type
Legal (Document)
Writing Support
Paper
Dates (CE)
Unknown
Transcription Translation Transliteration
In IEDC since 24 Jun 2024 (IEDCID156)
4 Yarkand Collection at SOAS: Turki 3 (Erdal Doc. IV)
A fragment of an almost complete land sale document concerning the sale of a grove for the price of 150 yarmaqs. This is one of six land sale documents written in the late eleventh century, collected by Denison Ross, of which photos were kept at SOAS. Formally, these documents differ from the non-Muslim deeds of land sale in the...
Primary Language
Old Uyghur (Old Uyghur script)
Type
Legal (Document)
Writing Support
Paper
Dates (CE)
September-October 1090
Transcription Translation Transliteration
In IEDC since 08 Jul 2024 (IEDCID160)
5 Yarkand Collection at SOAS: Turki 1 continued (Erdal Doc. V)
Fragment of a land sale document consisting of 13 witness statements. According to Erdal, this document has a preceding Arabic text which was available to another editor but was lost by the time Erdal was writing. This is one of six land sale documents written in the late eleventh century, collected by Denison Ross, of which photos were kept at...
Primary Language
Old Uyghur (Old Uyghur script)
Type
Legal (Document)
Writing Support
Paper
Dates (CE)
1080- Sep-Oct
Transcription Translation Transliteration
In IEDC since 08 Jul 2024 (IEDCID161)
6 Yarkand Collection at SOAS: Unknown Shelfmark (Erdal VI)
A modern transcription of a lost original land sale document written in the iqrār (acknowledgment) format regarding a plot of land in Sınmas sold for 1000 yarmaqs. Erdal's transcription of the text does not include the interlinear New Persian annotations. This is one of six land sale documents written in the late eleventh century,...
Primary Language
Old Uyghur (Arabic script) (Arabic script)
Type
Legal (Document)
Writing Support
Paper
Dates (CE)
June-July 1121
Transcription Translation Transliteration
In IEDC since 10 Jan 2025 (IEDCID761)
7 Bibliothèque Nationale de France: Pelliot chinois 2855 (= P.t.243)
Line 1-26, Khotanese dharani, and Chinese and Tibetan Buddhist texts.
Primary Language
Khotanese (Brahmi script)
Type
Literary text (Literature)
Writing Support
Paper
Dates (CE)
Unknown
Transcription Translation Transliteration
In IEDC since 10 Jan 2025 (IEDCID779)
8 Bibliothèque Nationale de France: Pelliot chinois 3861 (= P.t.85)
3 lines of confession text in Khotanese. Chinese and Tibetan Buddhist texts.
Primary Language
Khotanese (Brahmi script)
Type
Literary text (Literature)
Writing Support
Paper
Dates (CE)
Unknown
Transcription Translation Transliteration
In IEDC since 10 Jan 2025 (IEDCID783)
9 Bibliothèque Nationale de France: Pelliot chinois 5535
Dharani in Sanskrit and one line of Chinese.
Primary Language
Sanskrit (Brahmi script)
Type
Literary text (Literature)
Writing Support
Paper
Dates (CE)
942-943
Transcription Translation Transliteration
In IEDC since 10 Jan 2025 (IEDCID787)
10 Bibliothèque Nationale de France: Pelliot chinois 5597
Chinese Buddhist text written in Brahmi.
Primary Language
Chinese (Chinese script)
Type
Literary text (Literature)
Writing Support
Paper
Dates (CE)
Unknown
Transcription Translation Transliteration
In IEDC since 10 Jan 2025 (IEDCID788)
11 British Library: Or.8210/S.2529
Verso: Sanskrit Sitātapatra, one line Khotanese at end Recto: Chinese Saddharmapundarīka (Giles no. 3164).
Primary Language
Sanskrit (Brahmi script)
Type
Literary text (Literature)
Writing Support
Paper
Dates (CE)
Unknown
Transcription Translation Transliteration
In IEDC since 10 Jan 2025 (IEDCID805)
12 British Library: IOL Khot S. 7
Primary Language
Chinese (Chinese script)
Type
Literary text (Literature)
Writing Support
Paper
Dates (CE)
Unknown
Transcription Translation Transliteration
In IEDC since 10 Jan 2025 (IEDCID816)
13 British Library: Or.8210/S.6701
Verso: a 24-line document; Verso: Chinese Mahāprajñāpāramitā (Giles no. 761).
Primary Language
Khotanese (Brahmi script)
Type
Paraliterary (Literature)
Writing Support
Paper
Dates (CE)
Unknown
Transcription Translation Transliteration
In IEDC since 10 Jan 2025 (IEDCID840)
14 British Library: Or.8210/S.5212
Verso: Two texts in different directions in the middle of the scroll and a Tibetan text at the end of the scroll. Text a, 8 lines, Chinese-Khotanese phrasebook, Text b, 8 lines, a letter draft; Text c, a Tibetan text. Recto: Chinese Saddharmapundarika (Giles no. 2907)
Primary Language
Khotanese (Brahmi script)
Type
Literary text (Literature)
Writing Support
Paper
Dates (CE)
Unknown
Transcription Translation Transliteration
In IEDC since 10 Jan 2025 (IEDCID841)
15 British Library: Or.8210/162
Verso: 1-12, Chinese-Khotanese phrasebook; line 13-81, versified letter from Nāgai’drravarrda to the monastery in Gūśa’ṃdā; Line 82-90 beginning of a summary of Saddharmapundarīka-sūtra; Line 92-164, Recto: line 1-5, letter from Tathāgataśrībhadra, director of Drūttīra monastery; Recto: Chinese Saddharmapundarīka
Primary Language
Khotanese (Brahmi script)
Type
Literary text (Literature)
Writing Support
Paper
Dates (CE)
Unknown
Transcription Translation Transliteration
In IEDC since 10 Jan 2025 (IEDCID843)
16 Bibliothèque Nationale de France: Pelliot chinois 2782
Line 1-61, Buddhist text; Line 62-72, dharani in Sanskrit; Line 73-80, Letter from a traveling monk in Tibetan language; Line 80-83, a letter to the Khotanese court; Line 84-86, dharani, with two lines of Sogdian; Chinese sutra
Primary Language
Khotanese (Brahmi script)
Type
Literary text (Literature)
Writing Support
Paper
Dates (CE)
942-943
Transcription Translation Transliteration
In IEDC since 10 Jan 2025 (IEDCID861)
17 British Library: IOL Khot S. 20-21
Recto: Panegyric, and a Chinese text; Verso: Chinese text
Primary Language
Khotanese (Brahmi script)
Type
Literary text (Literature)
Writing Support
Paper
Dates (CE)
982
Transcription Translation Transliteration
In IEDC since 10 Jan 2025 (IEDCID870)
18 Bibliothèque Nationale de France: Pelliot chinois 2927
Line 1-3, fragment; Line 4-25, Chinese-Khotanese vocabulary; Line 36-55, document
Primary Language
Khotanese (Brahmi script)
Type
Literary text (Literature)
Writing Support
Paper
Dates (CE)
Unknown
Transcription Translation Transliteration
In IEDC since 10 Jan 2025 (IEDCID883)
19 Museum of Renmin University of China: GXW0284
fragment; Verso, a date in Chinese
Primary Language
Sogdian (Sogdian script)
Type
Unknown
Writing Support
Paper
Dates (CE)
790 (?)
Transcription Translation Transliteration
In IEDC since 29 Jun 2025 (IEDCID1282)
20 National Library of China: BH1-19
This document is a letter from Hakim to his brother Shawāfradar. The letter discusses family health, the receipt of a previous letter, the delivery and distribution of gifts (including perfume, silk, and food items) to local officials in exchange for sheep, logistical details of the transaction, and news of military events near Kashgar....
Primary Language
Judeo-Persian (Hebrew script)
Type
Letter (Document)
Writing Support
Paper
Dates (CE)
Unknown
Transcription Translation Transliteration