1. Content : Document, letter type 2.
2. Note : Fragment. Recto, 6 lines. Verso, 5 lines. As for frag. 2, 2 lines on recto and verso is blank.M. I. xvi. frag. 2.has been joined to the left bottom corner of M. I. xvi. 19. A dispatch from Zhang-smon to Khong-snang. The verb skur is used (r1) instead of spring. Verso is a different document, probably a letter. Both the left and right edges seem to have been cut off. Accordingly, verso was written before recto.
3. References :
Takeuchi (1997-98, vol.1: pl.557).
Thomas（1951:124）.Takeuchi (1997-98, vol.2: no.557)[I.Translit.].
(r1) $ / shang smon gyis / ### / khong snang / la skuro / kho bo chag la yang gung gsas
(r2) shI / gzhan [ni na tshald] / yul nas 'dal 'am yi ge ni ma 'ongs /
(r3) gung gsas kyis / nal dag chig bun du bgung zhes zer ba / rnga mo sha su
(r4) la btsongs pa'i cha chi yod / tshor na rma bzher gyis pos shig / khyod
(r5) kyI gla chi yod pa / nya klu len du 'on gis / ma togs par snga nas sp[u]s
(r6) [---] zla tha cungs tshes bcu phyIn par 'ongo
(v1) du rmos ka [---] 'byung / / blon stag bzhen legs kong gI mchid nas / / lung hun [---]
(v2) [---] sha tIg / / pho bar du rmal pa'I tshe / / 'u shur du rmo [---]e / [---][---]
(v3) [---] na / / 'dI dang nor po lta mchis sum ma mchIs / ###
(v4) [---] myig dang rIm gror bgyI'i 'tshal la / / chen rla las [---] mchis na / / tshal byI khro[m][---]
(v5) [---] [bo?]n pho[g] pa'I na bran skyes ste sgrol bar chad ces / / bde blon gyIs mchid stsald nas / / stag [---]
(frag.r1) [---] du rmos ka [---]
(frag.r2) [---] [zin?] pa[']I [---]