HMA/BARAGAON/TIB/34 (HMA/BARAGAON/TIB/ 2) (B5/20)
Date: None given
Lines: 9
Script: ’khyug ma tshug
Transliteration
1. glo smad bha ra ga’um gi rgan [spya]n tsugs lhan [±1S] nas | sen gos [±2S]
2. don khyed mi bzer nas [1]u [±2] ch[e]n by[i] ltar [±5]
3. nas rkyang | zhib spyod byis bzhin | [2S] sprad dgos bster dang | [1S]
4. chung zhig bal dum mar ldo skyang | ngos nas thogs phyog | sri g[o]r [rgyal]
5. chen po’i sbang rdzod rdan bhan sar rnyam dang khyed phan tshun snyis ma dum tshes
6. slar | kha chu cher ’byung tshe | snyi phyog rgyod pas las yong nyan zla [ba]
7. byi kyang | sang snga mor bang mi snam tshe rog na pheb gos brgyu | ’di na/nas
8. ’ang zhu lam yags po byes nas | bar dum zhig yong shags las | nges [snyi]s
9. skyang ’di na {kyi na} yod pa bang mi nas sal nge[s]
1 gsan dgos 2 mi ser?; ji ltar 3. nas kyang; zhib dpyod byed; ster 4. bal zlum 5. bang mdzod ldan
bansar mnyam; gnyis ma zlum tshe 6. kha mchu; gnyis phyogs 7 ’bangs mi rnams; phebs dgos
rgyu 8. yag po byas nas; nges gnyis 9. kyang; ’bangs mi; gsal
Summary
Letter, undated, probably from Lo, to the headmen and overseers Baragaon. Letter refers to
trade in balls of yarn and butter and alludes to an unspecified dispute concerning relations
with the government customs office that is in danger of escalating. The people of Baragaon
are invited to a meeting the next morning at Tsherog, encouraging open discussions and unity
between northern and southern Lo.