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the Buddha. In this case, the inscription might commemorate the
fulfilment of a vow. If, on the other hand, a gong has been donated
to a monastery, only one person may be mentioned in the in-
scription, as may well be synonymous with %3mp%A.
A decision does not seem possible.
In spite of the fact that is called TzzyxAz, he was the gov-
ernor of a district most probably, and consequently he is neither
nor etc. He may have been the ruler of
Shigar nevertheless, as this has been a petty state subordinate to
Skardu (Skar-rdo) (THOMAS 1935: 151).
Unfortunately no date is given in the inscription. On palaeogra-
phical reasons — the old, flat 7?% occurring in line % and the tri-
partite — any date later than the 7th century AD may be ruled
out, and even the 6th century seems to be quite possible.
The last inscription discussed here furnishes an excellent example
of the difficulties met with when trying to interprete inscriptions
found in those remote area, on which hardly any historical back-
ground knowledge is available. Names of uncertain origin and
meaning combined with a remarkable lack in grammatical profi-
ciency or want of context, create serious obstacles for a trans-
lation even of those inscriptions, which may be read with relative
ease. Further research, it is hoped, and first of all a systematic
survey of the complete material available will lead to the clarifi-
cation of those rather many passages not yet fully understood.
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fulfilment of a vow. If, on the other hand, a gong has been donated
to a monastery, only one person may be mentioned in the in-
scription, as may well be synonymous with %3mp%A.
A decision does not seem possible.
In spite of the fact that is called TzzyxAz, he was the gov-
ernor of a district most probably, and consequently he is neither
nor etc. He may have been the ruler of
Shigar nevertheless, as this has been a petty state subordinate to
Skardu (Skar-rdo) (THOMAS 1935: 151).
Unfortunately no date is given in the inscription. On palaeogra-
phical reasons — the old, flat 7?% occurring in line % and the tri-
partite — any date later than the 7th century AD may be ruled
out, and even the 6th century seems to be quite possible.
The last inscription discussed here furnishes an excellent example
of the difficulties met with when trying to interprete inscriptions
found in those remote area, on which hardly any historical back-
ground knowledge is available. Names of uncertain origin and
meaning combined with a remarkable lack in grammatical profi-
ciency or want of context, create serious obstacles for a trans-
lation even of those inscriptions, which may be read with relative
ease. Further research, it is hoped, and first of all a systematic
survey of the complete material available will lead to the clarifi-
cation of those rather many passages not yet fully understood.
68