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and Jeri rather suggest some connection with Sanskrit Caitra (March- 
April) and Jyestha (Hindi Jeth , May-June). 
Most of the dated documents have attached to them one or several 
No. 3. 
(in one case, No. 9, not less than twelve) names, 
accompanied by two or three small vertical 
strokes. (See Plates VI and VII.) From this it seems probable that they 
are records, similar to the 
Persian deeds of sale of 
land (Nos. 1 and 2 of Set 
II,), and the Chinese deed 
of loan (No. 3 of Set I), 
attested by the names and 
marks of witnesses. Three 
other complete documents 
(Nos. 5, 6, 10; see also 
No. 65) have no names and 
marks of witnesses, but 
stamps or signatures, not 
yet deciphered, but ap¬ 
parently in Chinese; shown 
in the marginal Woodcut 
No. 3. These, accordingly, 
like some of the other Chinese'documents (Nos. 1, 4, 8), may be requisi¬ 
tion orders or certificates of [payment of taxes, bearing Chinese office 
stamps or signatures. As to the remaining complete documents and the 
fragments, it may be presumed that their purport is similar. 
(No. 1. Document. (Plate VI.) 
* 
Belongs to M. 9. Size, 13|rX lli", or nearly a full sheet. Record 
complete, in 12 lines, running parallel to shorter side, about one inch 
apart from one another, with about 28 or 30 letters in the line, in a 
round hand. Bottom of sheet, from 2 to 3 inches, blank. Dated, at the 
beginning, “on the 5th day of the month Skarh-varo, in the 17th year.” 
Apparently consists of two parts: the first, comprising 9 lines, signed by 
two persons Briyasi and Budarin ; then follows postscript, of 3 lines, 
signed by one Punagam. 
The following is a transcript of the document: 
(1) Om sail 17 magto Skay'hvdro hada 5 hvam-no-nu-do-vi-ga-va-ham 
tto-ha beda si pidako 
(2) mye pracaina cud sldako na dau na-sti ksl-rii ki-ro vi ham-tsa ru 
ci gam-kye jsa ci buro tva sa- 
(3) li pyam tsa sta ksi-ru hi ra pajide sldako liedo pha ra ko ba ko 
cam-do pajide u ci va vd 
