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『東洋文庫所蔵』貴重書デジタルアーカイブ

Sec. viii]   LIST OF ANTIQUES EXCAVATED AT NIYA SITE   403

N. xv. 80. a. Tablet ; fragment. Obv. z 1. Khar. (incomplete), very cursive. Rev. blank. z " x W. Hard.

N. xv. 82. Slip of wood, Chinese char. on Obv. ; fragment. 2k" x A". Soft. See Pl. CXII.

N. xv. 82. a. Slip of wood, Chinese char. on Obv. ; fragment. 3-" xv. Soft, sand-encrusted. See Pl. CXIV.

N. xv. 83. Tablet ; fragment. Obv. Traces of 2 11. Khar., cursive, black, part obscured by sand. Rev. blank. 2g" x i". Hard, split, and abraded.

N. xv. 84. Wedge cov.-tablet ; hole near point. Obv. Seal cay. ii" from sq. end. z 1. very finely written Khar. between sq. end and cay. Usual char. at hole. Rev. blank. 8A" x 2" X e". Well-preserved. Wood extremely hard.

N. xv. 85. Slip of wood, Chinese char. on Obv. ; fragment. 31" x i". Nibbled by rodent at one end. See PI. CXIV.

N. xv. 87+ 308. Rectang. under-tablet ; broken in 2

pieces.   Obv. 7 11. Khar., very cursive, part deleted by
sand. Rev. blank. 8g' x 3". Hard, stained, and sand-encrusted.

N. xv. 88. Document on leather ; complete but slightly

damaged.   Obv. z x 11. Khar., very clear and black ; one
short 1. at bottom edge. Rev. Traces of char. 9a" x 40. Well-preserved, but insect-eaten in places. See Pl. XCII.

N. xv. 89. Wedge cov.-tablet ; hole near point. Obv. Seal cay. zg" from sq. end. z 1. Khar., very cursive from sq. end ; usual char. near hole. Rev. z 1. Khar., very cursive, black, and badly written. 8k" x xi" x 3-'-e". Well-preserved ; wood very hard.

N. xv. go. Wedge under- (?) tablet ; fragment. Obv. Traces of very cursive Khar. char. Rev. blank. 2$" x $ ". Charred at one end.

N. xv. gz. Wedge under-tablet ; hole near point. Obv. 4 II. Khar., very cursive, black, nearly all quite legible ; initial form. Rev. z short 1. Khar. from sq. end. 9 g" X 21V'. Hard, well-preserved.

N. xv. 92. Wedge cov.-tablet ; hole near point. Obv. Seal cay. z$" from sq. end. z 1. Khar. from sq. end, very cursive; usual char. near hole. Rev. blank. 9i"x xi" x i". Wood hard and well-preserved.

N. xv. 92. a. Takhti-shaped tablet ; hole at handle. 06v. Apparently 9 items in two columns Khar., very

cursive.   Rev. 5 items similar to Obverse. 9" x 2 ".
Very hard.

N. xv. 93. a, b. Slip of wood, Chinese char., complete but broken in 2 pieces. 9k" x i". Perfectly preserved. See P1. CXIII.

N. xv. 95. Rectang. cov.-tablet. Obv. Seal cay. r sq.; 2 11. Khar., transversely at L. p. edge, very faint. Rev. ry II. Khar., very cursive and faint. 4 " x 2r x I". Wood hard, but susceptible to damp.

N. xv. 96 + 325. Wedge under-tablet ; broken in 2 N. xv.

pieces.   Obv. 5 11. (incomplete) Khar., cursive, neatly
written; initial form. Rev. x 1., cursive, coarse, from L. p. end. 9i" x xi". Wood very hard.

N. xv. 97. Wedge cov.-tablet ; hole near point. Obv. Seal cay. z - " from sq. end. z 1. Khar. from sq. end, very cursive, black. Usual char. at hole. Rev. blank. zoo" x z$" x r. Wood very hard and well-preserved. Found 3i ft. above floor.

N. xv. g8. Wedge cov.-tablet ; hole (broken) near point. Obv. Seal cay. in which remains of seal (probably Pallas Athene) and string. Between cay. and sq. end z 1. Khar. Very cursive and indistinct. Char., usually at hole, are in this case about xi" away. Rev. blank. 'or x z $" x ". Wood hard and well-preserved. Stained and sand-encrusted. Found 31 ft. above floor.

N. xv. 99. Lath-like tablet ; pointed roughly one end, broken at other. Obv. 2 11. Khar., very cursive, much faded and fragmentary. Rev. blank. rye" x I '. Wood hard. Encrusted with sand. Found 31 ft. above floor.

N. xv. zoo. Slip of wood, Chinese char.; fragment. 3r x A". Split. See Pl. CXII. Found 3i ft. above floor.

N. xv. Ioi. Document on leather ; fragment. Obv. 7 11. Khar., cursive, black, incomplete. Rev. blank. 6" x 21". Leather fairly preserved, but torn. Found 31 ft. above floor. See Pl. XCI.

N. xv. zoz. a. Slip of wood, Chinese char. ; fragment. 34" x a". Well-preserved. Found 3 ft. above floor. See Pl. CXIV.

N. xv. 102. Wedge cov.-tablet ; hole near point. Obv. Seal cay. ii" from sq. end. z 1. Khar., from sq. end, very cursive. Usual char. at hole. Rev. blank. ro" x 2" x $". Wood hard, well-preserved, sand-encrusted.

N. xv. 103. Rectang. cov.-tablet ; fragment. Obv. At L. p. edge 2 Il. Khar., on R. p. edge 3 11., all transversely, very cursive, faded. Rev. 3 Il. Khar., coarse, cursive, and faded. 4r r•"xr. Well-preserved. Wood seems lighter both in colour and weight than the majority of tablets.

N. xv. zo5. Wedge under-tablet ; hole near point. Obv. 3 11. Khar., cursive, mostly clear ; initial form. Stained by wet in places. Heart wood dark. Rev. Few char. at sq. end. 8k" x I$ ". Very hard, well-preserved.

N. xv. 1o6. Wooden pen or style of tamarisk, split at point. Horn knob, xi" long, at other end, crenellated, fitted with polished conical top which is intended to serve as burnisher. 6" x â". See PI. CV.

N. xv. 107. Wedge cov.-tablet; hole near point; fragment. Obv. 3 char. Khar., 2-" from point. Usual char. at hole. Rev. End of x 1. Khar., very cursive, quite clear. 4A" x z ". Wood hard and well-preserved.

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