Monastic ledger
Gandhāra, Kharoṣṭhī ∙ IM 5A
BML edition (version 1, July 2026)
Based on Allon 2019.
frags. 5v-v + 5a-r + 5v-r + 5a-v (cluster 1)
§ 1
r1 /// ◊ [r]. ṇa ///
2 /// ◊ aña ◊ saghabhatami uhi .. ◊ ///
3 /// ◊ añe ◊ gilaṇabheṣaje ◊ [k](a) ///
4 /// ◊ añ. daṇo adikhaïdave ◊ [∙ k](a) ///
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2 /// ◊ aña ◊ saghabhatami uhi .. ◊ ///
3 /// ◊ añe ◊ gilaṇabheṣaje ◊ [k](a) ///
4 /// ◊ añ. daṇo adikhaïdave ◊ [∙ k](a) ///
1 /// ◊ … ///
2 /// ◊ another [gift, namely] ◊ … for the meal of the Saṅgha (saṃghabhakte) … ◊ ///
3 /// ◊ another [gift, namely] ◊ medicine for the sick (glāna-bhaiṣajya) ◊ […] kā[rṣāpaṇas] ///
4 /// ◊ another gift (? dāna) / rice-gruel (? odana) is to be consumed (? khāditavya) ◊ […] kā[rṣāpaṇas] ///
2 /// ◊ another [gift, namely] ◊ … for the meal of the Saṅgha (saṃghabhakte) … ◊ ///
3 /// ◊ another [gift, namely] ◊ medicine for the sick (glāna-bhaiṣajya) ◊ […] kā[rṣāpaṇas] ///
4 /// ◊ another gift (? dāna) / rice-gruel (? odana) is to be consumed (? khāditavya) ◊ […] kā[rṣāpaṇas] ///
frags. 5z-v + 5z-r + 5aa-r (cluster 2)
text to right of vertical line
§ 2
1 /// 2 100 20 20 20 10 2 midade I
2 /// ◊ thavideṇa riṇasa I
2 /// ◊ thavideṇa riṇasa I
1 /// 272 according as measured / according to the [official] calculation (mita) I
2 /// ◊ by/with the fixing/establishment/suspension of the debt (ṛṇa) (?) IⓝAllon (2019, 30): The full phrase midade thavideṇa riṇasa could mean "by or with the fixing or establishment of the debt as measured/according to the (official) calculation" or perhaps "by or with the suspension of the debt as measured/according to the (official) calculation."Click to pin
2 /// ◊ by/with the fixing/establishment/suspension of the debt (ṛṇa) (?) IⓝAllon (2019, 30): The full phrase midade thavideṇa riṇasa could mean "by or with the fixing or establishment of the debt as measured/according to the (official) calculation" or perhaps "by or with the suspension of the debt as measured/according to the (official) calculation."Click to pin
text to left of vertical line
§ 3
1 I ka 20 [10] 4 ◊ [te] .. .. [mi] /// a k. .. ///
2 I [ka] [20 10] 2 ◊ pay. [v]. .. .. .. [di] .. .. ///
3 I k. [2] 100 20 20 ◊ mod.a.ṇ. ◊ ///
2 I [ka] [20 10] 2 ◊ pay. [v]. .. .. .. [di] .. .. ///
3 I k. [2] 100 20 20 ◊ mod.a.ṇ. ◊ ///
1 I 34 kā[rṣāpaṇas] ◊ sesame oil (? taila), …/// … ///
2 I 32 kā[rṣāpaṇas] ◊ milk (? payas) / drinking (? pāyaka) … ///
3 I 240 kā[rṣāpaṇas] ◊ sweets (? modaka) ◊ ///
2 I 32 kā[rṣāpaṇas] ◊ milk (? payas) / drinking (? pāyaka) … ///
3 I 240 kā[rṣāpaṇas] ◊ sweets (? modaka) ◊ ///
frag. 5y-r (cluster 3)
text to the right of the vertical line
§ 4
1 /// .. ///
2 /// ◊ kuḍi ◊ I ◊ ka 20 20 10 I
3 /// ◊ patrathavi ◊ I ◊ ka 1 100 I
4 /// .. ///
2 /// ◊ kuḍi ◊ I ◊ ka 20 20 10 I
3 /// ◊ patrathavi ◊ I ◊ ka 1 100 I
4 /// .. ///
1 /// … ///
2 /// ◊ pitcher/pot (? kuṇḍī) / waterpot (? kuṇḍikā)ⓝLess likely, hut (kuṭī)Click to pin ◊ I ◊ 50 kā[rṣāpaṇas] I
3 /// ◊ bag for carrying the begging-bowl (pātra-sthavikā) ◊ I ◊ 100 kā[rṣāpaṇas] I
4 /// … ///
2 /// ◊ pitcher/pot (? kuṇḍī) / waterpot (? kuṇḍikā)ⓝLess likely, hut (kuṭī)Click to pin ◊ I ◊ 50 kā[rṣāpaṇas] I
3 /// ◊ bag for carrying the begging-bowl (pātra-sthavikā) ◊ I ◊ 100 kā[rṣāpaṇas] I
4 /// … ///
text to the left of the vertical line
§ 5
1 I pa[śpi] .. .. ///
2 I aï ho ///
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3 I .. ///
2 I aï ho ///
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3 I .. ///
1 I …(?) .. .. ///
2 I this (?) … ///
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3 I … ///
2 I this (?) … ///
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3 I … ///
frags. 5bb-r + 5w-r + 5s-r + 5r-r + 5x-r + 5x-v (cluster 4)
§ 6
1 /// I hastiṇi .[i] .. + + .. .. .. ◊ [ka 2 100 20 20] .. .. .. ///
2 /// I a ca ja i di ◊ ka 1 100 20 [1 2] ◊ ///
3 /// .. ◊ I ◊ ///
4 /// aḍha 1 ◊ ///
5 /// [le ka 4 4] ◊ mahara[jas̱a rajatiraja](s̱a) ///
6 /// [p]. ḍo ◊ ka 3 100 20 20 20 20 10 4 2 ◊ devavranasa svaya[ba](lasa) ///
7 /// [k]. [2 4] 100 ◊ ka 1 100 10 3 ◊ .. d. ///
8 /// (mahara)[ja]s̱a rajatirajas̱a de(vavranasa) ///
9 /// ◊ maharajas̱a rajatirajas̱a devavra[n](asa) ///
10 /// (sva)◊yabalasa maharajas̱a gremakata[pha](s̱a) ///
2 /// I a ca ja i di ◊ ka 1 100 20 [1 2] ◊ ///
3 /// .. ◊ I ◊ ///
4 /// aḍha 1 ◊ ///
5 /// [le ka 4 4] ◊ mahara[jas̱a rajatiraja](s̱a) ///
6 /// [p]. ḍo ◊ ka 3 100 20 20 20 20 10 4 2 ◊ devavranasa svaya[ba](lasa) ///
7 /// [k]. [2 4] 100 ◊ ka 1 100 10 3 ◊ .. d. ///
8 /// (mahara)[ja]s̱a rajatirajas̱a de(vavranasa) ///
9 /// ◊ maharajas̱a rajatirajas̱a devavra[n](asa) ///
10 /// (sva)◊yabalasa maharajas̱a gremakata[pha](s̱a) ///
1 /// I … (?) … ◊ 240 (?) kā[rṣāpaṇas] … ///
2 /// I now gained/won (? adya jayatti) / happens today (? adya jāyate) ◊ 123 kā[rṣāpaṇas] ◊ ///
3 /// … ◊ I ◊ ///
4 /// half (? aḍha) / measure grain (? āḍhaka) / stored grain (? ṛddha) / filled with (-ṛddha / P -aḍḍha) 1 ◊ ///
5 /// … 8 kā[rṣāpaṇas] ◊ of the great king, the king of kings, ///
6 /// heap of … (? -piṇḍa) / alms food (? piṇḍa) / total value (? sarvapiṇḍa) ◊ 296 kā[rṣāpaṇas] ◊ of the one who has splendour through the gods, who is his own army … ///
7 /// 600 kā[rṣāpaṇas] ◊ 113 kā[rṣāpaṇas] ◊ … ///
8 /// (of the great) king, the king of kings, (who has splendour through the) gods ///
9 /// ◊ (of the) great king, the king of kings, who has splendour through the gods, ///
10 /// of the one who is his own army, the great [Kuṣāṇa] king Vema Kadphises ///
2 /// I now gained/won (? adya jayatti) / happens today (? adya jāyate) ◊ 123 kā[rṣāpaṇas] ◊ ///
3 /// … ◊ I ◊ ///
4 /// half (? aḍha) / measure grain (? āḍhaka) / stored grain (? ṛddha) / filled with (-ṛddha / P -aḍḍha) 1 ◊ ///
5 /// … 8 kā[rṣāpaṇas] ◊ of the great king, the king of kings, ///
6 /// heap of … (? -piṇḍa) / alms food (? piṇḍa) / total value (? sarvapiṇḍa) ◊ 296 kā[rṣāpaṇas] ◊ of the one who has splendour through the gods, who is his own army … ///
7 /// 600 kā[rṣāpaṇas] ◊ 113 kā[rṣāpaṇas] ◊ … ///
8 /// (of the great) king, the king of kings, (who has splendour through the) gods ///
9 /// ◊ (of the) great king, the king of kings, who has splendour through the gods, ///
10 /// of the one who is his own army, the great [Kuṣāṇa] king Vema Kadphises ///
frag. 5c-r and 5c-vⓝThis fragment, which is mostly blank, appears to represent the bottom of the manuscript which is still not fully unrolled. Click to pin
§ 7
r…ⓝThe "recto" contains (i) the remnant of an akṣara on the far right margin;
(ii) remnants of possibly two akṣaras at bottom right;
and (iii) a thin vertical line in left portion of fragment. Click to pin
r…
§ 8
v…ⓝThe "verso" includes the remnant of two akṣaras at bottom right, the second partly
covered by a fold of bark.Click to pin
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v…
frags. 5u-r + 5b-rⓝAllon (2019, 38): The placement of this fragment is uncertain. It most likely belongs either to the left of cluster 1 or to the right of cluster 2 or cluster 4. Given that frag. 5u (not 5b) is located immediately to the left of frag. 5v in the original frame 5 and shares a similar colour and bark quality with it, I am inclined to think that it belongs to the left of cluster 1.Click to pin
§ 9
1 /// ka 2 100 .. ///
2 /// vihare ◊ ///
3 /// .. ///
2 /// vihare ◊ ///
3 /// .. ///
1 /// 200+ kā[rṣāpaṇas] … ///
2 /// in the monastery ◊ ///
3 /// … ///
2 /// in the monastery ◊ ///
3 /// … ///
frags. 51-r + 51-v and 5g-rⓝThe two small fragments 51-r + 51-v and 5g-r appear to belong to this manuscript but cannot be placed in the reconstruction.Click to pin
frag. 51-r
§ 10
…ⓝThe surface of frag. 51-r is fragmentary and the writing jumbled; an accurate reading
is not possible. Click to pin
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frag. 51-v
§ 11
1 /// .. m. j. ///
2 /// .. .. ///
2 /// .. .. ///
1 /// … ///
2 /// … ///
2 /// … ///
frag. 5g-r
§ 12
1 /// .. .. .. ///
1 /// … ///