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Shê-mi, mentioned by Buddhist pil-
grims, 14; identified with Kāfaristān,
ib.
sheep-dung, cakes of, as building mate-
rial, 433.
Shêng, king of Khotan, 177.
shield of willow-wood, section of, 332.
Shighnān, 'the kingdom of the five
Shih-ni,' 8.
Shignīs, slave-hunters, 24.
Shih-hu (Chavannes, Che-hou, Beal, Yeh-
hu), a transcription of the Turkish
title Jabghu, 58 n.; Hsüan-tsang's
'Shih-hu, the Kagan of the Turks',
identified, 59 n.; used of Khotan
princes, 175, 177.
Shih-li-chi-li-lo-ti, Chinese etymology of
Su-lê, 50.
Shih-li-mang-ch'ieh-lo, ruler of T'u-ho-lo,
letter to the Chinese Emperor, 11, 63.
Shih-ni, see Shighnān.
Shih-tzŭ, (?) king of Khotan, 525; (?)
Chinese for the name Arslan, ib. n.
Shiltās, Albērūni's name for Chilās, 4.
Shingun river, 48.
Shinkāri, the Indus Kōhistān, 17.
Shīrīn, a lady of Varshadeh, legend of,
38.
Shitala Daryā, 444.
Shitala Pādshāhim, Mazār, 444.
Shivul, river, 453.
shoe, hemp (D. v. 11), found at Dandān-
Uiliq, 274, 297, 372; referred to in
Chinese document (N. xv. 02), 372,
540.
Shou-pa, river, 171. See Yurung-kāsh.
Shu-chih, river, 171. See Yurung-kāsh.
Shu-lê, see Su-lê.
Shu-p'o, governor of Khotan, 168.
Shuist, see A-shê-yü-shih-lo.
Shulīk, Tibetan name of Kāshgar, 50.
Si-liu-pan, 91 n. See Hsi-chü-pan.
Si-shan, see 'city of the Western moun-
tains'.
Si-to river, 27. See Hsi-to.
Si-ye, 91 n. See Hsi-yeh.
Siāh-pōsh or 'Kāfir' tribes, extent of, 15.
sil, torrent beds, 100.
Sili, an official, mentioned in Kharoṣṭhī
documents, 326, 366.
silk fabrics, found at Dandān-Uiliq (D.
v. 12), 297; at Niya Site (N. xv. 011),
373, 410; at Endere, 430, 441.
silk industry in Khotan, 133, 134.
silkworms introduced into Khotan, 229
sq.
silt-deposits from irrigation, at Kurghan-
Tim, 75; at Kizil-Debe, 78; at Yōtkan,
196 sq.; near Ak-bāshi, 238.
Silzibul, see Istāmi.
'Simhāsana' (lion's throne), 249.
Sin Li-tch'ouan, see Hsin Li-ch'an.
sindūra or sandal-ointment marks on
painted panels (D. iv. 5), 296; (D. x.
4), 260, 300; on tablets (N. iv. 109),
393.
Sino-Kharoṣṭhī coins, from Yōtkan, 204,
575, 576; from Chalma-kazān, 576;
from Hanguya Tati, 471, 578; from
Ak-sipil, 476, 578; from Mazār-
Tāgh, 579.
Sipā, canton of Khotan, 131 n. sq.
'Sipil', or fortification, near Ülügh-
Ziārat, 462.
Sītā, river, see Hsi-to.
Sitaka, name, in Kharoṣṭhī documents,
365 n., 366.
sitār, terra-cotta human figures (Yōtkan),
playing, 216; (Afrāsiyāb), 519; terra-
cotta monkeys (Yōtkan), playing, 207,
208, 212, 213, 214.
'Six Cities', the territory of Khotan,
266, 267 sq., 522 n.
Sizilke, lake, 444.
sketches, coloured, found at Endere,
429, 438 sq.
slag, at Tōpa-Tim, 106; at Togujai, 114.
slate, sculptured, from Khotan (B. D.
001. a), 209, 219; (Kh. 003. g), 200,
220; (Kh. 003. i), 221; (Kh. 005),
209, 221.
slips, Chinese wooden (Niya site), 338,
343, 358 sqq., 370 sqq.; resemblance
to bamboo slips, 358 sq.
Smith, Mr. Cecil, on clay seal of Athene,
354.
Smith, Mr. Vincent A., xiv.
So-ch'ê (Sha-keu), now Yarkand, 88; in
Later Han Annals, 167, 168. See
Yarkand.
So-khiu, So-kiü, So-kü, 88. See Yarkand.
So-lei, river, identified with Āb-i-Panja, 8.
So-lei, town in Wakhān, 7.
So-mo-jê, convent, 223. See Somiya.
So-yi, river, bridge over, 9; now the
main Gilgit river, 10.
soapstone figures, angel (Y. 0026), 217;
Buddha (Y. 0029), 217; standing
figure (Kh. 006), 222.
Soghd (K'ang-kiu), under the Tsin
dynasty, 545.
Sōk or Sê, Central-Asian tribe, identified
with the Sacae and the Sakas, 52;
occupy Kāshgar, 53.
Somiya, village, probably site of Hsüan-
tsang's convent of So-mo-jê and 'the
King's New Monastery' described by
Fa-hsien, 194 n., 223-5. 311 n.;
tradition of the present mound, 224
sq.; the name Somiya, 225.
Somjiya, Cojho, an official, mentioned
in Kharoṣṭhī documents, 346, 350,
351, 365 n., 366.
Soṭhanga, title, in Kharoṣṭhī documents,
326, 351, 366.
Sou Kia-yi, see Su Chia-i.
Sou-le, see Su-lê.
Sou Men-ti, see Su Mên-i.
spear (?), shaft of (N. viii. 5), 331, 397.
spindles (N. x. 9. c and 01), 336, 398.
spittoon of Buddha, see Buddha, relics of.
spoon, horn (N. xv. 001. i), 374, 411.
Śramanas, mentioned in Kharoṣṭhī
documents (Niya Site), 365 n., 367,
375.
Śrīmahādevī, in the Tibetan legend of
Khotan, 161.
Śrīnagar, legend of its foundation, 159.
Srog-mkhar ('Life-fort'), 223.
Ssŭ-lio, see Ssŭ-liek.
ssŭ-chu or vihārasvāmin, in Buddhist
monastery, 276, 532.
Ssŭ-liek, Chinese petitioner, 266, 525sq.
'stationery', found at Niya Site, see
'wooden stationery'.
statues, see Bodhisattvas, Buddha, Bud-
dhas or Bodhisattvas, stucco.
steatite carvings (Y. 0027. b), 217;
(B.D. 001. i), 222; (Kh. 003. p, q), 221.
sthavira, see shang-tso.
stick, ancient (N. vii. 2), 332, 397;
walking-stick (N. viii. 6), 332, 398.
sticks, eating (N. x. 06), 336, 399.
'Stone Tower', mentioned by Ptolemy,
54; conjectured locations, ib. n.
stovana, technical term, in Kharoṣṭhī
documents, 366.
straw, ancient (Niya Site), see wheat-
straw.
string, on wooden tablets (Niya Site),
318, 319, 348; method of fastening,
349 sq., 352.
string-hole, in MSS. (Dandān-Uiliq),
256, 258; in wooden tablets (Dandān-
Uiliq), 269; (Niya Site), 318, 320, 323
sq., 335, 348; in wooden slip (N. x. 9.
c), 360; (Endere) (E. i. 2), 424, 440
(Note xxiii); (E. i. 24, &c.), 426.
Strīrājya, see 'Land of the Women'.
stucco: appliqué ornaments, 244; frag-
ments, Dandān-Uiliq, 291, 302, 303;
Endere, 441; Kara-döbe, 515, 516;
images, Dandān-Uiliq (D. 11), 246,
250; Endere, 422 sq., 440 sq.;
reliefs, of Buddhas or Bodhisattvas,
244; chemical analysis of the stucco,
244, 586 sq.; statue of Buddha (?) at
Dandān-Uiliq, 246; of Gandharvi
(D. vi. 5), 274, 297; fragments from
Dandān-Uiliq, 288 sqq., 302 sq.;
fragment (gilt) from Rawak (D.R.
003), 304, 306; fragments from
Endere, 440, 441; from Kighillik,
477 sq., 479 sqq.; in Rawak Vihāra
court, 486 sqq.
Stūpas, probably represented by ancient
mounds at Gilgit, 19; Stūpa, built by
Aśoka Rājā at Sarīkol, 37; S. 'of a
wonderful and mysterious construc-
tion', near Wu-sha, mentioned by
Hsüan-tsang, 45; probably the peak
of Muztāgh-Ata, 46; S. enclosing
Buddha's tooth, 69; and alms-bowl,
69 n.; orientation and central shaft
or chamber of Stūpas in Chinese
Turkestān, 81 sq.; spoliation of, 82,
339; architectural type of Turkestān
Stūpas, 83; traditional account of