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Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books

N. i. N. i. 42. Wedge cov.-tablet (belongs to N. i. 27).
Obv. 1⅛″ from sq. end, seal cav.; frags. of seal and string.
Between sq. end and cav. 1 l. Khar. At hole usual
char. Rev. 3 ll. Khar., very cursive, black and clear
throughout. 9⅜″×1⅜″×⅜″. Well-preserved.

N. i. 43. Wedge cov.-tablet (belongs to N. i. 30). Obv.
Seal cavity 1⅜″ from sq. end. Remains of clay and string.
1 l. Khar. to R. of cav. Usual char. near hole. Rev.
blank. 9⅜″×1⅜″. Wood well-preserved.

N. i. 44. Rectang. under-tablet, with sunk centre, &c.
Obv. 6 ll. Khar., well written, but faded in parts. Rev.
blank. 8″×2″. Well-preserved.

N. i. 45. Wedge under-tablet (belongs to N. ii. 3).
String in hole. Obv. 4 ll. Khar., with initial form. All
distinct, but very badly and coarsely written. Rev. Char.
near sq. end. 14⅜″×2″. Well-preserved; warped.

N. i. 46. Wedge under-tablet (belongs to N. i. 55).
Obv. 4 ll. Khar. with initial form, coarsely but distinctly
written. Slightly deleted in places. Rev. 1 l. at sq. end.
15⅛″×2⅜″. Well-preserved, but knotty; cracked at sq.
end.

N. i. 47. Wedge under-tablet. Obv. 3 ll. Khar., faint
but mostly readable, with initial form. Rev. Some char.
faintly traceable at sq. end. 11⅜″×1⅜″. Wood well-
preserved; knotty.

N. i. 48. Wedge under-tablet (belongs to N. i. 28).
Obv. 4 ll. Khar., cursive and rather blotted, but quite
readable; initial form. Rev. 1 l. at sq. end. 10¼″×1⅜″.
Well-preserved.

N. i. 49. Wedge cov.-tablet; tied round, over seal cav.,
with piece of cloth. Obv. 1⅜″ from sq. end, seal cav.,
1 l. Khar. on both sides of cav. Usual char. at hole.
Rev. 3 ll. Khar., cursive and rather blotted. 9″×1⅜″.
Well-preserved; one or two insect holes.

N. i. 50. Wedge cov.-tablet (belongs to N. i. 58). Obv.
2⅝″ from sq. end, seal cav. Remains of string. 1 l.
Khar. to R. of cav. much faded. Rev. 1 l. Khar. just
discernible. 9⅟₁₆″×1⅜″. Well-preserved; bleached.

N. i. 51. Wedge cov.-tablet, with seal and string. Obv.
1⅜″ from sq. end, cav. containing seal (not clear, but torso
of standing figure). 1 l. Khar. on both sides of seal.
Usual char. at hole. Rev. 2 ll. Khar., faint. 11⅜″×2″
×¾″. Well-preserved.

N. i. 52+72. Wedge under-tablet, found in two pieces.
Obv. 3 ll. Khar. with initial form. Rev. blank. 54″×1⅜″,
4⅜″×1⅝″, resp. Well-preserved.

N. i. 53. Wedge cov.-tablet. Obv. 1⅜″ from sq. end,
seal cav. (broken at top edge) in which string. To R. of
cav. 1 l. Khar., very cursive. Near hole usual char.
Rev. 2 ll. Khar., cursive; very distinct. 8⅜″×1⅜″×⅜″.
Well-preserved.

N. i. 54. Wedge cov.-tablet (belongs to N. i. 13).
Obv. 3 ll. Khar. with initial form. Cursive, partially
deleted. Rev. 1 l. Khar. near sq. end. 9⅜″×1⅜″. Well-
preserved; fibre of bark adhering.

N. i. 55. Wedge cov.-tablet (belongs to N. i. 46). Obv.
2¼″ from sq. end, seal cav. in which frags. of seal and
string. Seal-clay mixed with grass. To R. of cav. faint
traces of Khar. line. Rev. blank. 15¼″×2¼″×⅜″. Well-
preserved; bleached.

N. i. 56. Spear-head-shaped tablet. Bluntly pointed at
R. p. end, where hole; broadest part of tab. about ⅓ of its
length from L. p. end. Obv. 3 ll. Khar., cursive, clear.
Rev. 2 ll. Khar., 1st faint, and very black. 14″×1⅜″.
Well-preserved, but discoloured.

N. i. 57. Wedge under-tablet (belongs to N. i. 42), with
string. Obv. 3 ll. Khar., very cursive, very clear, with initial
form. Rev. 1 l. Khar., 9⅜″×2⅜″. Well-preserved.

N. i. 58. Wedge under-tablet (belongs to N. i. 50).
Obv. 3 ll. Khar., very faint, cursive; initial form. Rev.
1 l., faint, at sq. end. 10″×2″. Hard, discoloured.

N. i. 59. Wedge cov.-tablet (belongs to N. i. 120).
Obv. 1⅜″ from sq. end, seal cav. To R. 1 l. Khar.
(faint), also to L. Usual char. at hole. Rev. 3 ll. Khar.,
faint but legible. 10⅜″×2″×⅜″. Hard, split at sq. end.

N. i. 60. Wedge under-tablet. Obv. 3 ll. Khar., cursive,
with initial form. Part of 3rd l. deleted. Surface much
discoloured. Rev. Traces of l. from sq. end. 9″×1⅜″.
Hard, but slightly warped and gnawed by insects at one
edge.

N. i. 61. Wedge under-tablet. Obv. 3 ll. Khar., very
cursive, black and clear, with initial form. Rev. 1 l. Khar.
from sq. end. 7⅜″×1⅜″. Well-preserved.

N. i. 62. Wedge under-tablet (belongs to N. i. 6), with
string. Obv. 4 ll. Khar., cursive, fine, legible; initial
form. Rev. Faint traces of char. near sq. end. 9¼″×1⅜″.
Wood well-preserved.

N. i. 63. Wedge cov.-tablet. Obv. 1⅜″ from sq. end,
seal cav., showing crossing strings and frags. of seal. To
R. and L. of cav. 1 l. Khar., faint. Near hole usual char.
Rev. Short l. at top edge, coarsely written. 9⅜″×2⅛″.
Well-preserved.

N. i. 64. Double-wedge tablet, complete document.
Obv. of cov.-tab. 1⅜″ from sq. end, seal cav. with string
and remains of clay seal. To R. and L. of seal 1 l. Khar.,
very thin and distinct. Usual char. near hole. Rev. of
under-tablet 1 l. Khar. from sq. end; faint. Document
has not yet been opened, but from edges having slightly
warped writing inside is seen neat and black, and probably
very slightly deleted. Some of orig. string fastening still
holds two tabs. together firmly. 8⅜″×2″×1″. Well-
preserved.