Re: Tokharian

> On the contrary, I would be surprised if the herbalist material
> especially wasn't largely of Indian origin. Ancient Khotan was
> similarly heavily influenced by Indian Buddhism, and its medicinal
> theories were accordingly based upon those of India, including
> the use of numerous terms derived from Buddhist Sanskrit.

Aww, drat. What, then, could the Tocharians have actually recorded
that was non-Indian in origin?

> >... from the erudite lips of a priest to his beloved?
> Why do you suppose that the poet was a priest? I've never come
> across that suggestion before.

It's suggested on an abstract I spotted on Google. Here's the link:
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/rtp/students/1998/students_1998_yegorov.html

The reason I bring this up is that I'm having trouble finding a
transcription of the love poem (look in Files) with all the
dialectical marks. I've tried TITUS, but all their links are kaput.
I'm seriously thinking of finding some music to put it to, even
composing my own music to it if I don't find a fitting melody elsewhere.