National Institute of Informatics - Digital Silk Road Project
Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books
|
|
Color Thumbnail -
Table of Contents -
Page Number -
Biliographic Information (Metadata) -
Caption -
Color Image -
Gray HighRes. Image -
Facing Pages -
Graphics -
| 0043 |
Sand-Buried Ruins of Khotan : vol.1 |
Citation Information
OCR Text
PAGE
coloured rug—Broken arms from storage room—Ancient carved
chair—Antique furniture—Plan of an ancient garden—Dead
poplars and fruit trees—Troublesome followers—Niaz Akhun's
truculent propensities—Quarrel with camel-man—Affray in desert
camp—"The evil spirits of the Desert" . . . 369-384
CHAPTER XXV
DISCOVERIES IN AN ANTIQUE RUBBISH HEAP
Discovery of ancient rubbish layers—Survey of Stupa ruin—Ancient
"waste-paper" deposits—Clearing of consolidated refuse—Antique
microbes—Kharoshthi documents on leather—Technicalities of
wooden stationery — Fastening of ancient envelopes—Classical
seals in clay—Pallas Athene and Eros—Symbols of classical
influence . . . . . . . 385-397
CHAPTER XXVI
DECIPHERMENT OF ANCIENT DOCUMENTS ON WOOD
AND LEATHER
Prakrit language of Kharoshthi records — Ancient official corre-
spondence—Titles of officials—Sanskrit introductions—Old names
of Khotan—Tradition of Indian immigration—Khotan colonized
from Taxila—Unique tablet in Brahmi—Chronological evidence
—Chinese dated record — Commercial relations with China—
Relics of ancient industry—Architectural wood-carving . 398-408
CHAPTER XXVII
THE RUINS OF ENDERE
Return to Imam Jafar Sadik—To the Yartungaz River—A forlorn
colony—Vagaries of Yartungaz River—Through the desert to
Endere River—Arrival at Endere Stupa—A successful concen-
tration—Ancient circumvallation—Excavation of temple—Manu-
script finds—Leaves in unknown language—Tibetan manuscripts
—Oldest known Tibetan writing—Records of Tibetan invasion—
Date in Chinese graffito—Ancient ex-votos of rags—Remains of
ancient ramparts—Survey of Stupa . . . 409-422
1
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
12
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
22
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
32
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
41
42
43
44
45
.
|
.
.
.
.
52
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
62
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
72
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
82
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
92
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
102
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
112
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
122
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
132
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
142
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
152
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
162
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
172
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
182
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
192
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
202
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
212
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
222
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
232
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
242
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
252
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
262
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
272
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
282
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
292
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
302
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
312
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
322
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
332
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
342
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
352
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
362
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
372
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
382
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
392
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
402
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
412
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
422
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
432
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
442
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
452
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
462
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
472
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
482
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
492
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
502
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
512
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
522
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
532
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
542
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
552
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
563
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
573
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
582
Copyright (C) 2003-2026
National Institute of Informatics
and
The Toyo Bunko. All Rights Reserved.
