A Sogdian Fragment from the Dunhuang Fund of the IOM, RAS

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The article presents a translation and interpretation of a previously unpublished two-sided Sogdian fragment (written on Chinese scroll DHN [Russian: ДХН] 5966 from the Dunhuang Collection of the IOM, RAS), which contains a prosaic text on the Verso side and a Manichaean hymn on the Recto side of the manuscript.

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Olga M. Chunakova

Institute of Oriental Manuscripts RAS

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Email: ochunakova@inbox.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6409-1149

Dr. Sci. (Philology), Leading Researcher of the Department of Middle Eastern and Near Eastern Studies

Russian Federation, St. Petersburg

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