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Kizil WD-I-a9

Known as:	Kizil WD-I-a9
Cite this page as:	Adrian Musitz. "Kizil WD-I-a9". 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-kizilwdia9 (accessed 17 Feb. 2026).
Edition
Editor:	Adrian Musitz
Provenience
Main find spot:	Kizil
Specific find spot:	谷西区
Collection:	Xinjiang Kucha Academy (Kizil)
Language and Script
Language:	TB
Object
Material:	ink on wood tablet
Form:	Woodslip

Transliteration

a1	– – ·e – ··ṃ ·i ·e ·i ·i ·ā ·e – r·aiṃ – ·e – ··ṃ – ·ai [o] ·o ·e ·e [m]e [sa] 1 [n]o [n]o [o] [r]o [c]e [k]e me sa [a] waṃ n[t]a ñai 1 sā¯ ¯ṅ[k] śā [wa] pa ñcwa ri ṣa mā ne dha rma [m]i tre lyā ka

Transcription

a1	(ṣuktañc)e (ikä)ṃ-(w)i(n)e (m)i(k)i(s)ā(n)e (ṣa)r(w)aiṃ (klāt)e (a)·(a)ṃ (ta) (ñ)ai o(r)o(c)e (k)emesa 1 nono oroce kemesa awaṃntañai 1 sāṅk śāwa pañcwari{ke} ṣamāne dharmamitre lyāka

Translation

a1	Seventh month, on day twenty two, Mikisāne brought meat: ... with large teeth 1, further a female sheep with large teeth 1.
a1	The saṅgha ate it.
a1	The Pañcwarike-monk Dharmamitre saw it.

Other

a1	[七月二十二日（?), Mikisāne 拿了肉：足齿......羊的] 1 份。 又， 足齿母绵羊的 1 份，众僧吃了。Pañcwarike 沙门 Dharmamitre 看到了。 (Zhao and Rong 2020: 350-351)

References

Edition

Zhao and Rong 2020: 350-351

Translations

Zhao and Rong 2020: a1 (350-351)

Bibliography

Zhao and Rong 2020

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