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Kizil WD-II-1 and 2

Known as:	Kizil WD-II-1 and 2
Cite this page as:	Adrian Musitz. "Kizil WD-II-1 and 2". 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-kizilwdii1 (accessed 12 Jul. 2026).
Edition
Editor:	Adrian Musitz
Provenience
Main find spot:	Kizil
Specific find spot:	谷西区
Language and Script
Language:	TB
Object
Material:	ink on wood tablet
Form:	Woodslip

Transliteration

a1	ku mpā nti śke ysā re ka mā te cā¯ ¯k 1 to wä 5 mo ko ra [k]ta [k]ū le ka mā te ca ka nma 5 /// /// [ā] ka wsā re ca ka nma 6 [k]i ///
a2	ra ke ññe ṣi ya¯ ¯p w[s]a re ca ka [nm]a – [ra] k[t]a ṣke wai śi rke ya¯ ¯p – mā nte ca ka nma 2 na no ya¯ ¯[p] ca ka nma 3 /// /// ·i [ṣ]e [ā] ka mā nte to [w]ä ///
b1	|| [n]au mi śkā [ṣṣ]ai y[s]ā re na wa ki ri ṣṣi – mā nte ca ka nma 9 – – – – – k· [ṣ](·)[e] [ys]· r[e] ///
b2	śi r[k]ke wai ra kta ṣke y[s]ā re ka mā nte ca ka nma 2 to wä 5 śro ka – [pa] ksi – – wa to w· /// /// – – – – to wä –
a3	[ya] – [ka] rśi si pā [sk]e we ñ[ā] mai ysā re wä sā wa to wä 6 ṣe ma ke [y]sā re to wä 5 na na c· tre to wä /// /// l[e] ā ka ka – ///
b3	k[a] p·ā – [s¯] śwā le[¯] [¯ś] ysā re [la¯] [¯ś] ca ka [nma] 4 [to] [wä] 6 – – – [ya] ///

Transcription

a1	kumpāntiśke ysāre kamāte cāk 1 towä 5 moko raktakūle kamāte cakanma 5 /// /// āka wsāre cakanma 6 ki ///
a2	rakeññeṣi yap wsare cakanma – raktaṣke wai śirke yap (ka)mānte cakanma 2 nano yap cakanma 3 /// /// ·i ṣe ā{ka} kamānte towä ///
b1	॥ naumiśkāṣṣai ysāre nawaki riṣṣi (ka)mānte cakanma 9 – – – – – k· ṣ(·)e ys(ā)re ///
b2	śirkke wai raktaṣke ysāre kamānte cakanma 2 towä 5 śroka(nti) paksi – – wa tow(ä) /// /// – – – – towä –
a3	ya(p) kärśisi pāske weñāmai ysāre wäsāwa towä 6 ṣemake ysāre towä 5 nanac(i)tre towä /// /// le āka ka – ///
b3	kap(y)ā(re)s śwāleś ysāre laś cakanma 4 towä 6 – – – ya ///

Translation

a1	Kumpāntiśke brought wheat: a picul, 5 pecks.
a1	The elder Raktakūle brought 5 piculs.
a1	... gave āka: 6 piculs...
a1+	... the... of rakeññe gave barley: ... piculs...
a2	Raktaṣke and Śirke brought barley: 2 piculs.
a2	Further, barley, 3 piculs.
a2+	... brought āka: ... pecks...
b1	The novices in the city brought naumiśka-wheat: 9 piculs.
b1	... wheat...
b1+	Śirkke and Raktaṣke brought wheat: 2 piculs, 5 pecks.
b2	... for cooking śrokanti... pecks...
b2	... pecks...
b2+	... I said pāske to cut up the barley.
a3	I gave wheat: 6 pecks.
a3	Ṣemake (gave) 5 pecks.
a3	Nanacitre (gave) ... pecks.
a3	... brought āka...
a3+	WHeat for the kapyāri to eat was expended: 4 piculs, 6 pecks...

Other

a1	Kumpantiśke 拿了小麦：1石5斗。首领 Raktakūle 拿了（小麦？): 5石 /// [残失长度不明] /// ......他们给了 āka： 6 石。...... /// (Zhao and Rong 2020: 370-372)
a2	?-rakeññe (?) 的众人给了大麦：......石。Raktaṣke 与 Śirke 拿了大麦：2石。又大麦3石。/// [残失长度不明]......他们拿了[āka] ：......斗。/// (Zhao and Rong 2020: 370-372)
a3	我对农场说了把大麦碾碎。我给了小麦： 6斗。Ṣemake 小麦 5 斗；Nanacitre······斗 /// ［残失长度不明］/// ［拿了］......āka： /// (Zhao and Rong 2020: 370-372)
b1	|| 众少年僧与城里人拿了与 Naumiśka* 有关的小麦：9石。......［小麦］ /// /// ［残失长度不明］/// ［简面糟朽］ (Zhao and Rong 2020: 370-372)
b2	Śirkke 与 Raktaṣke 拿了小麦：2石5斗。为了让人烹调（？） śrokanti：......［斗］ /// ［残失长度不明］/// ......斗。 (Zhao and Rong 2020: 370-372)
b3	净人食用小麦支出：4石6斗...... (Zhao and Rong 2020: 370-372)

References

Edition

Zhao and Rong 2020: 370-372

Translations

Zhao and Rong 2020: a1 (370-372), a2 (370-372), a3 (370-372), b1 (370-372), b2 (370-372), b3 (370-372)

Bibliography

Zhao and Rong 2020

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