Fragmented pages of Manichae manuscript MIK III 4959 | |
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Size | Length 8.2 cm, width 11.0 cm |
Created | 8-9th 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 4959 |
Leaf from a Manichaean book MIK III 4959 is a fragment of Manichaean manuscripts collected in Germany Berlin Asian Art Museum, drawn during the 8th-9th centuries, Was discovered in Xinjiang by German Turpan expedition team in the early 20th century. The remaining page is 8.2 cm long and 11.0 cm wide, with slender painting illustrations on both sides.