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Kz-145-ZS-R-02

Known as:	Kz-145-ZS-R-02
Cite this page as:	Adrian Musitz. "Kz-145-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-kz145zsr02 (accessed 23 May 2025).
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	ṣa [r]mi re pu ti śa ndra ta ne śe [ma]
a2	ś·¯ ¯m tu tse ṣo tri pa

Transcription

a1	ṣarmire putiśandran1 tane śemä
a2	ś(e)m tutse ṣotri p(aika)

Translation

a1	The monk Putiśandra came here.
a2	He came and wrote proof thereof.

Other

a1	沙弥 Putiśandra 来此。 (Zhao and Rong 2020: 103)
a2	来。写其记。 (Zhao and Rong 2020: 103)

Commentary

Philological commentary

n1	From Sanskrit Buddhi-candra, even though one would expect *Putticandre.

References

Edition

Zhao and Rong 2020: 103

Translations

Zhao and Rong 2020: a1 (103), a2 (103)

Bibliography

Zhao and Rong 2020

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