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The Sogdian Letters and a Mother's Plea Across the Silk Road
In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive deep into the Sogdian Ancient Letters, a cache of personal correspondence from the 4th century CE discovered in a watchtower near Dunhuang. They focus on Letter Number One, written by a woman named Miwnay, who was trapped in a desperate situation after her husband abandoned her and her daughter in the trading colony of Dunhuang. Through her words, we glimpse the harsh realities of life on the Silk Road — the loneliness, the economic precarity, and the fragile social networks that held these far-flung communities together. The episode explores the…
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