The article is devoted to the first publication of the Sogdian fragment SI 5704
from the Serindia Collection at the IOM, RAS. The fragment contains an excerpt from
the popular fable of the turtle and the two birds, widely known in the folklore and literature
of different nations.
A meeting of the Academic Council will be held at 14:00 on Wednesday, December 28, 2022. I. F. Popova, RAS corresponding member, IOM RAS Director, will present the Institute’s annual results report for 2022.