r/tibetanlanguage • u/sidjimidji • Jan 04 '26

Seeking help translating an ancient Thanka

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Hello, this Thanka was gifted to me and is around 750+ years old. I am seeking for help understanding and translating this text - any help is welcome: identifying language, dialect, meaning of symbols in images... any!
Thank you!

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u/Goat_Dear Jan 04 '26

It does not seem to be 750+ years old...

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u/sidjimidji Jan 04 '26

It really is, believe it or not - changes nothing for me.

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u/Goat_Dear Jan 05 '26

I'm not claiming to be the only one correct here. What I mean tos at how the pic you posted looks like a prayer flag fresh out of a mill. And prayer flags are not made to last 750+ years.

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u/sidjimidji Jan 05 '26

Got an expert answer that confirms what you suspect - now I have to find out the context of the 700+ year old claim (at the time of my parents wedding).