"In the Tune of the King of Khotan": The Name of Khotan in the Tarim Basin and Beyond

The name of Khotan (Old Khotanese hvatana -) is attested in Chinese, Niya Prakrit, Tibetan, Sogdian, and Old Uyghur. Strangely, the name has not previously been identified in Tocharian and Bactrian. This paper argues that a form of the name of Khotan is actually attested in Tocharian A and B and was...

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Main Author: Dragoni, Federico (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: American Oriental Society 2023
In: Journal of the American Oriental Society
Year: 2023, Volume: 143, Issue: 2, Pages: 289-308
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