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Re:Lost transcription of Tale of Genji chapter found in Japa... by idoubtit on Friday October 11, 2019 @05:23PM (#21228606)
I've read this yesterday and thought the Guardian's title was misleading. If I understood rightly, the chapter found was already known, although it was through a later copy. So this discovery will bring minor changes, which a few scholars will enjoy the most.

The original text from around 1010 is lost. From the copy written before 1240, only 4 chapters, now 5, have been preserved. And all of the 54 chapters are known through later copies from around 1500.

Re:Lost transcription of Tale of Genji chapter found in Japa... by dang on Friday October 11, 2019 @06:41PM (#21229122)
Ok, we've edited the title above to make it be the transcription that was lost and found, not the chapter.