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Kz-145-ZS-R-11

Known as:	Kz-145-ZS-R-11
Cite this page as:	Adrian Musitz. "Kz-145-ZS-R-11". 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-kz145zsr11 (accessed 15 Jan. 2026).
Edition
Editor:	Adrian Musitz
Provenience
Main find spot:	Kizil
Collection:	in situ
Language and Script
Language:	TB
Object
Material:	charcoal on wall
Form:	Graffito

Transliteration

a1	/// – lā nte – – – ·e [p]i k[u] nne ṣu kta ñce me nne śtwe¯ ¯r me ña[ṃ] ntse ne [w]i s(·)· – ///

Transcription

a1	/// – lānte – – –n1 ·e pikunnen2 ṣuktañce menne śtwer meñaṃntse ne wi s(·)· – ///

Translation

a1	... of king... in the... year, in the seventh month on day of the month four...

Other

a1	/// ......王的......年七月四日....../// (Zhao and Rong 2020: 105)

Commentary

Philological commentary

n1	The editors suggest to restore arśakärśe.
n2	Unexpected assimilation of -ln- to -nn-.

References

Edition

Zhao and Rong 2020: 105

Translations

Zhao and Rong 2020: a1 (105)

Bibliography

Zhao and Rong 2020

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