Leaf from a Manichaean book MIK III 8259
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| Fragmented pages of Manichae manuscript MIK III 8259 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Left: front; right: back | |
| Size | Length 8.2 cm, width 11.0 cm |
| Created | 9-11th century |
| Discovered | German Turpan expedition team at the beginning of the 20th century in Xinjiang Gaochang α ruins |
| Present location | Berlin Asian Art Museum, Germany |
| Identification | MIK III 8259 |
Leaf from a Manichaean book MIK III 8259 is a fragment of Manichaean manuscripts collected in Germany Berlin Asian Art Museum, drawn during the 8th-9th centuries. It was discovered in Xinjiang by German Turpan expedition team in the early 20th century.[1] It is the largest currently known manuscript fragment. In the bottom segment three laymen and three laywomen of the Uyghur royal family are listening to a sermon, while in the upper section elects are giving a sermon.[1] It is the largest codex fragment with a figural scene, having a large portion of text on the same fragment, on the reverse of the image there is text.[2]
References
- ^ a b Gulácsi, Zsuzsanna (2003). "The Dates and Styles of Uygur Manichaean Art. A New Radiocarbon Date and its Implication for the Study of East Central Asian Art". Arts Asiatiques. 58 (1): 5–33. doi:10.3406/arasi.2003.1497.
- ^ Gulácsi, Zsuzsanna (2005-09-01). Mediaeval Manichaean Book Art: A Codicological Study of Iranian and Turkic Illuminated Book Fragments from 8th-11th Century East Central Asia. BRILL. p. 142. ISBN 978-90-474-0596-2.
Category:Manichaean art Category:Chinese manuscripts Category:Illuminated manuscripts