Indo-Scythian Studies: Being Khotanese Texts Volume Iv: Volume 4

Zusammenfassung These documents! written in Ancient Khotan! but in a dialect of the Sakas! or Indo-Scythians! were found by the late Sven Hedin and his colleagues in Khotan. They are literary texts! business letters and military orders of the 8th century AD. Professor Bailey has added a translation and commentary has also written an introduction. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction: Gaustana: The Kingdom of the Sakas in Khotan; Part I. Text: Apparatus; Documents on paper 1-30; Documents on wood 31-75; Part II. Translation and Commentary: Documents on paper 1-30; Documents on wood 31-75; Appendix; Addenda; Indices; Plates.

Product details

• Authors: H. W. Bailey, Harold Walter Bailey, Bailey H. W.
• Assisted by: Harold Walter Bailey (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.10.2009
• EAN: 9780521119092
• ISBN: 978-0-521-11909-2
• No. of pages: 204
• Series: Indo-Scythian Studies
• Subjects: Education and learning > Miscellaneous; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; English, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Language Arts / General, South East Asia, East Asia, Far East, Educational: English language & literacy, Educational: First / native language