noun
fragment of an old document; scrap of a historical manuscript
Formal or literary term for a surviving piece of an ancient or historical document, often used in contexts such as archives, museums, or scholarly works.
この博物館には、平安時代の断簡が数点展示されている。
Several fragments of Heian-period documents are on display at this museum.
古い経典の断簡から、当時の信仰の様子がうかがえる。
From the scraps of old sutras, we can glimpse the religious practices of that time.