ID: 700008882 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008882	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Manuscript on Karmic Retribution (fragment (object portion); unknown Buddhist, in Old Uighur (Old Turkish); 8th-10th centuries; East Asian Library and the Gest Collection, The ; manuscript # PEALD 6r)

Note: The text of this manuscript on karmic retribution contains dialogues illustrating the consequences in the next life of performing various deeds in this life. It is written in Old Uighur (or Old Turkish). The illustration depicts monks in prayer, a couple encircled by a serpent and a sinner in flames.

Titles:

Manuscript on Karmic Retribution (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

fragment (object portion) [300117130] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by general context>, object portions (components by general context))

illuminated manuscript [300265483]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Information Forms (hierarchy name), information forms (objects), document genres, <documents by conditions of production>, manuscripts (documents))

Classifications:

manuscripts (preferred)

Creation Date: 8th-10th centuries

Creator Display:

unknown Buddhist, in Old Uighur (Old Turkish) [preferred]

unknown Buddhist (Buddhist cultural designation) [500355113]

unknown Turkish (Turkish cultural designation) [500125270]

Locations:

Other: Discovery: Qianfodong [7029798] Gansu province (province), China (nation), Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Current: Term Not Found (ULAN Candidate) (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: manuscript # PEALD 6r

Credit Line: Princeton East Asian Library Dunhuang and Turfan Collection

Display Materials: ink and color on paper

	ink [300015012]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>)

	color (pigment) [300264870]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>)

	paper (fiber product) [300014109]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber by product>, <fiber by product>)

Dimensions: unavailable

Cultures:

(preferred)

Turkish

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

text

Specific Subjects:

	Uighur (language) [300389509]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), language-related concepts, <languages and writing systems>, <languages and writing systems by specific type>, <temporary alphabetical list: languages and writing systems>) (AAT)

	karma [300404702]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), <religions and religious concepts>, religious concepts, doctrinal concepts, Buddhist doctrinal concepts) (AAT)

	monks (people) [300025765]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by occupation>, <people in the humanities>, <people in religion and related occupations>, people in religion, religious (people)) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

............... Works at Mogao

Sources and Contributors:
Manuscript on Karmic Retribution	........ [VP]
	........ Princeton University Art Museum [online]. 2000-.

Subject: ....... [VP]

....................... Princeton University Art Museum [online]. 2000-. https://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S41/58/99G03/index.xml?section=featured

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Princeton University Art Museum [online]. 2000-.