敦煌莫高窟第468窟回鹘文题记研究

On the Old Uighur Wall Inscriptions in Cave 468 at the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang

敦煌莫高窟第468窟为中唐石窟,五代重修,现存前室和主室,内保留五代残画和多处汉文榜题,其中主室佛床十一身女供养人中间写有19行回鹘文题记。本文拟对这19行回鹘文题记进行文献学研究,并探讨与之相关的问题.

Mogao Cave 468 was constructed in the Middle Tang period and renovated during the Five Dynasties,though now only the front chamber and main chamber of the original structure remain.Inside the main chamber,there are several incomplete wall paintings and Chinese inscriptions dating to the Five Dynasties,in addition to a nineteen-line Uighur inscription written among eleven female donor figures on a Buddhist altar.This paper conducts a textual research of the Old Uighur wall inscription and discusses various issues related to the history of this cave.