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Sec. vi]   LIST OF SOGDIAN AND TURKISH MANUSCRIPTS   925

metaphorical for Prajna pâramila. (Fol.) 5$" x 3r. Pl. CLX.

Ch. 0053. Fr. of Runic-Turkish MS., on light buff paper. Obv. remains of 2 11. only, both incomplete. Rev. blank. 7A" (gr. m.) Iâ".

Ch. 00183. MS. in Runic-Turkish, on thick brownish paper; good condition. Obv. Tib. Buddhist text(?). Rev. in R.upper corner, letter in 1211., Turkish; contains account of arrangements for military staff, and complaints about commissariat, by officer (?) Baghatur Chigshi. Sae Thomsen, J.R.A.S., 1912, p. 21.8. If 3" x 9*". Pl. CLXI.

III. TURKISH MANICHAEAN TEXT.

Ch. 0015. Turkish Manichaean roll, on stout brownish paper somewhat polished on surface; with wooden roller. Writing black, clear, and regular, with punctuation in black

outlined red. Contains confession-prayer of Manichaean Auditores. See von Lecoq, J.R.A.S., 1911, pp. 277 sqq. 14' 6" x 4". PI. CLXII.

IV. UIGUR

Ch. 0013. Uigur MS. roll ; brownish paper ; 46611. thick black writing; good condition, except at beginning which is incomplete. Contains Buddhist Sacra entitled Säkiz yilkntak (?) bögillük arva. On rev. a few chars. of Runic-Turkish. 24' 91" X Io$".

Ch. 0013. a. Fr. of Uigur MS., on coarse light brown paper, found in Ch. 0013. Inscr. in large ill-formed hand with fr. (12 II.) of dharani. ryt"x I Iâ°.

Ch. 00282. Fr. of Chin.-Uigur MS. roll, on firm yellowish paper. Obv. part of Chin. Prajnâ parami/a. Rev. 29 11. Uigur in three groups ; different hands but all large scrawling, and one 1. Chin. Seems to refer to presentation by writer of white and scarlet shawls to some institution in the town of Biikii (?). 2' Ii" X Io".

Ch. 00282. a. Fr. of Uigur MS., on soft pale grey paper. On one side part of 5, on the other part of 3 II. Uigur ; large heavy writing of blotted appearance. Relates to white and scarlet shawls like the preceding. 7" x I I$".

Ch. 00283. Fr. of Chin.-Uigur MS. roll, on soft yellowish paper. Obv. part of Chin. Vajracchedika. Rev. 14 II. Uigur in three groups; containing phrases such as qubluq /ängrim in a large ill-formed hand, having the appearance of writing exercises by a beginner. First 1. seems to read : läki 1"lik uzghur xa(n). I' 6" x 9 ".

Ch. 00284. Fr. of Uigur MS., on pale-grey paper like Ch. 0013. a. Obv. 13 I1., rev. 6 11., Uigur in large thick hand. 8*" x I I-5$-".

Ch. 00287. Fr. of Chin.-Uigur MS. ; firm brownish paper. Obv. part of Chin. Vimalakirk=sutra, and one 1. Uigur along top. Rev. 27 11. Uigur in heavy, and one 1. in light, hand ; containing invocation to the Triratna, Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, etc., repeated twice. Perhaps a writing exercise. Some holes, but condition otherwise good. if 4i" x I o8".

Ch. 00288. Fr. of Uigur MS., on thick brown paper. Torn at edges and patched in antiquity. Obv. parts of 19 11. Uigur (5 in red, much faded ; remainder in black). Rev. 20 II., black; even writing. Red 11. contain title of Sntra, Sukhâvativyiiha (?). I I" x 8°.

Ch. 00230. Fr. of Chin.-Uigur MS., soft yellowish paper. Obv. part of Chin. Vajracchedika. Rev. 4 11.

1IANUSCRIPTS

Uigur across whole roll, and 3 short 11. in one corner. Large heavy writing. The second note speaks of the Türk say or Turkish language. 9' X 10".

Ch. 00291. Fr. of Uigur MS. ; thick brownish paper, incomplete all sides ; parts of I I 11. Uigur in regular hand on each side, from tr. of Jataka. One sentence says : The Khan's son entered the sea.' 7" x 6".

Ch. xix. 001. Uigur MS. book ; of thin light buff paper (each page double), sewn, with pasted paper cover. On obv. of cover, one 1. Chin. and a few scattered chars. Chin. Contains : (i) Commentary on Sthiramati's commèntary on the Abhidharmakofa of Vasubandhu ; 149 numbered leaves (Chinese numerals) ; (ii) 15 leaves, new pagination ; various comments including passages from the SaddharmafiuWarika, with Chinese colophon and seal. Two blank leaves at end. Uigur inscr. on inside of cover, beginning and end ; and Chin. chars. and seal on top of leaves as shut. Good condition. Size of leaf 6" X 4 " to 5". Pl. CLXIII.

Ch. xix. 002. Uigur MS. book ; on thin paper, leaves double, sewn ; incomplete and without cover. Contains continuation of the super-commentary on the Abhidharmakola ; leaves numbered 25-105 (Chinese numerals). Good condition. ryr x 5g". Pl. CLXIV.

Ch. xix. 003. Uigur MS. book ; thick buff paper, sewn, incomplete and no cover ; 63 leaves, unnumbered. Fols. 1-58 inscr. in small hand, with inch margin left at top and bottom and outer edge of page, but not ruled. Fols. 59-63 in larger hand, with no margins. Pp. 46 a and b contain interesting colophon with date corresponding to 1350 A.D.; see J.R.A.S., 1913, pp. 81, 434. [Cf. also below, Add. 4 Corr.] Good condition. 5Z," x 5â". Pl. CLXV.

Ch. xxvii. 002. Uigur MS. book ; of thick light buff paper, sewn, no cover ; 38 leaves, unnumbered ; inch margin ruled at top and bottom of page. Scattered lines only of Uigur on outside page, beginning and end. Inside : mixed contents, including poetry. 74" x 5s". Pl. CLXIV.

Ch. lviii. 0012. a-f. Six frs. of Uigur (?) MS., on smooth light buff paper ; belonging to same manuscript. Show on obv. respectively 12, I I, 6, 7, 7, and 6 11. regular black clear writing. Rev. blank. Gr. fr. (a) 6" X 5".