6th International Symposium Oriental Studies

The 6 th International Symposium on Oriental Ancient Documents Studies 22 Ching Chao-jung On the Wooden Documents Written in Brāhmī Script in the Strelkov Collection Thanks to the hospitality of the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of Sciences, my in-depth survey on the Strelkov Collection since 2009 has been fruitful. In this paper, a general overview will be given on the wooden pieces be‑ longing to this collection, in particular the ones written in brāhmī . In order to discuss the historical importance and possible finding spots of the collected items, some of them will be read and translated as selected examples. In brief, most of the wooden documents written in brāhmī in the Strelkov collection are in Kuchean (i.e. Tocharian B) language and were most prob‑ ably found in the region of Kucha (Xinjiang, China). Key words: brāhmī , Strelkov, wooden documents, Kucha, Institute of Oriental manuscripts.