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Kz-211-ZS-L-04

Known as:	Kz-211-ZS-L-04
Cite this page as:	Adrian Musitz. "Kz-211-ZS-L-04". 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-kz211zsl04 (accessed 07 Feb. 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	ye kte śo¯ ¯l [t]ke [m]e [t]e – s[u]

Transcription

a1	yekte śol tke men1 te – su

Translation

a1	Short life...

Other

a1	几乎没命...... (Zhao and Rong 2020: 131-132)

Commentary

Philological commentary

n1	The editors suggest to restore '[t]ke(ṃ)[m]e(ṃ)', ablative of an archaic form of keṃ 'earth'.

References

Edition

Zhao and Rong 2020: 131-132

Translations

Zhao and Rong 2020: a1 (131-132)

Bibliography

Zhao and Rong 2020

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