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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 17 Apr. 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	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.
a1+	He came
a2	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.