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The Sogdian Ancient Letters and a Silk Road Mother's Plea
In this episode, Lucas and Luna examine the Sogdian Ancient Letters, a cache of 5th-century correspondence that offers an intimate, heart-wrenching glimpse into the lives of Sogdian merchants on the Silk Road. They focus on Letter #1, written by a woman named Miwnay to her mother, begging for help after being abandoned by her husband in Dunhuang. The letter reveals the brutal realities behind the romanticized image of the Silk Road: debt, abandonment, and the precarious position of women in long-distance trade networks. Lucas and Luna explore the discovery of the letters by Aurel Stein, their…
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