上世纪初叶,敦煌莫高窟和吐鲁番吐峪沟等地发现了古代文书;到了五十年代末至七十年代中期,吐鲁番等地又陆续有大量古代文书出土。在这些古代文书里,专家们惊喜地发现了唐代法典律及律疏的写本和各种形式的官私法律档案,其中敦煌的唐写本律及律疏残卷就有十余件。 At the beginning of the last century, ancient instruments were found in places such as Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang and Tuyugou in Turpan. From the late 1950s to the mid-1970s, a large number of ancient instruments were unearthed in Turpan and other places. In these ancient documents, experts were pleasantly surprised to find the Tang dynasty code of law and law and order, as well as various forms of official and private legal files.