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Is-002-ZS-L-03

Known as:	Is-002-ZS-L-03
Cite this page as:	Adrian Musitz. "Is-002-ZS-L-03". In A Comprehensive Edition of Tocharian Manuscripts (CEToM). Created and maintained by Melanie Malzahn, Martin Braun, Hannes A. Fellner, and Bernhard Koller. https://cetom.univie.ac.at/?m-is002zsl03 (accessed 07 Mar. 2026).
Edition
Editor:	Adrian Musitz
Provenience
Main find spot:	Ishek
Collection:	in situ
Language and Script
Language:	TB
Object
Material:	engraving on wall
Form:	Graffito

Transliteration

a1	[w]i – – [ṣ]· [kta] ñce me ne ñ[u] me ña ntse ne
a2	ca ndra se ne śe¯ ¯m

Transcription

a1	wi – – ṣ(u)ktañce me(ṃ)ne ñu meñantse ne
a2	candrasene śem

Translation

a1+	(Regnal year) two, in the seventh month, on day nine of the month, Candrasene came.

Other

a1	二（年）七月九日， (Zhao and Rong 2020: 337)
a2	Candrasene 来。 (Zhao and Rong 2020: 337)

References

Edition

Zhao and Rong 2020: 337

Translations

Zhao and Rong 2020: a1 (337), a2 (337)

Bibliography

Zhao and Rong 2020

Zhao, Li, and Xinjiang Rong, eds. 2020. Cave inscriptions in Ancient Kucha. Shanghai: Zhongxi Book Company.