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Kz-020-MD-N-04

Known as:	Kz-020-MD-N-04
Cite this page as:	Adrian Musitz. "Kz-020-MD-N-04". 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-kz020mdn04 (accessed 15 Aug. 2026).
Edition
Editor:	Adrian Musitz
Provenience
Main find spot:	Kizil
Collection:	in situ
Language and Script
Language:	TB
Object
Material:	engraving on wall
Form:	Graffito

Transliteration

a1	ñi wi na ta [l]pa p[n]a – ¯r [o] n· [l]m· t(·)· – ///

Transcription

a1	ñi wina talpapna(tä)rn1 on(o)lm(eṃ)t(s)·n2 – ///

Translation

a1	My pleasure is purged (?)... of the beings...

Other

a1	我的乐趣被消弭了（？）......由于人们的（？）...... ［以后剥落］ (Zhao and Rong 2020: 61)

Commentary

Philological commentary

n1	The editors interpret talpapnatär as a mistake for *tälpanatär 'be purged'.
n2	According to the editors, either onolmeṃts or onolmeṃtsa.

References

Edition

Zhao and Rong 2020: 61

Translations

Zhao and Rong 2020: a1 (61)

Bibliography

Zhao and Rong 2020

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