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Kz-075-ZS-R-02

Known as:	Kz-075-ZS-R-02
Cite this page as:	Adrian Musitz. "Kz-075-ZS-R-02". 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-kz075zsr02 (accessed 12 Sep. 2024).
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	[10] – kṣu ntsa yā śe l· nti [pi] ku [l](·)e – – – m[eṃ] n[e] [ś](·)· [r]me ña
a2	///

Transcription

a1	10 – kṣuntsa yāśe l(ā)nti pikul(n)e – – – meṃne ś(we)r meña-
a2	///

Translation

a1+	In regnal year 1(7) of king Yāśe in the year... in the month... on day of the month four...

Other

a1	Yāśe 王 17 （或：18、 19）年， 年，［剥落后加固面积约 3 个字符宽］月，月 ［四日］ (Zhao and Rong 2020: 83)
a2	［壁面模糊， 无法识读］n2 (Zhao and Rong 2020: 83)

Commentary

Philological commentary

	This graffito takes up a lot of space: Frome the leftmost corner to the rightmost corner of the wall.
n1	According to the editors, this could either be 17, 18 or 19.
n2	According to the editors, below kṣu there is an akṣara that looks like śā.

References

Edition

Zhao and Rong 2020: 83

Translations

Zhao and Rong 2020: a1 (83), a2 (83)

Bibliography

Zhao and Rong 2020

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