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Kz-145-ZS-R-06

Known as:	Kz-145-ZS-R-06
Cite this page as:	Adrian Musitz. "Kz-145-ZS-R-06". 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-kz145zsr06 (accessed 22 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	/// wa [ku] [ln]· [śa] [kṣ]· – ntsa – – t· n· [a] – – – – [pu] ///

Transcription

a1	/// (su)wa (pi)kuln(e) śak-ṣ(e) (kṣu)ntsa – – t(a)n(e) a – – – – pu ///

Translation

a1	... in the pig-year, in regnal year eleven... here...

Other

a1	/// 猪（？）年，十一年，［空白范围约 2 个字符宽］在此......[磨损范围约 4 个字符宽]....../// (Zhao and Rong 2020: 104)

Commentary

Philological commentary

*	The editors argue that (pi) is to be restituted between wa and [ku], and that we should read (su)wa (pi)[kuln](e). The only king whose 11th year on the throne corresponded to the year of the pig was Kṣemārcune. Thus this inscription can be dated to 771.

References

Edition

Zhao and Rong 2020: 104

Translations

Zhao and Rong 2020: a1 (104)

Bibliography

Zhao and Rong 2020

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