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Kz-211-ZS-R-07

Known as:	Kz-211-ZS-R-07
Cite this page as:	Adrian Musitz. "Kz-211-ZS-R-07". 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-kz211zsr07 (accessed 17 Feb. 2026).
Edition
Editor:	Adrian Musitz
Provenience
Main find spot:	Kizil
Collection:	in situ
Language and Script
Language:	TB
Linguistic stage:	late
Object
Material:	charcoal on wall
Form:	Graffito

Transliteration

a1	śa kya [mū] ·y· – – kṣe [ka] lmi meṃ – śi śkä na te [ta] ṅ[k]tsi – – – re te ṣo tr[i] p[ai] ·k[e] r[e] :
a2	o mpo lsko ñe s̝a¯ ¯p lmi re – no [s]e ne ka [lpa] r· [t]· [ṣ]· [tr]· ¤ :

Transcription

a1	śakyamū ·y·n1 – – kṣe kälmimeṃ – śi śkä na te täṅktsi – – – re te ṣotri pai(y)keren2 :
a2	ompolskoñe ṣäp lmiren3 – no senen4 kälpar(e) t(e) ṣ(o)tr(i) ¤:

Translation

a1	Śakyamūni... from the direction of... up to...
a1	They wrote this as prove.
a1+	And they meditated.
a2	They obtained protection (?)...
a2	This is the proof.

Other

a1	释迦牟尼（？）......的......从方向......到......。他们写此记。: (Zhao and Rong 2020: 127-128)
a2	他们冥想而得到了保护。 此记。 一一一 ： (Zhao and Rong 2020: 127-128)

Commentary

Philological commentary

n1	The form Śakyamuni is very rare in Tocharian. It's usually Śākke.
n2	For paiykare?
n3	For lymāre?
n4	For senik?

References

Edition

Zhao and Rong 2020: 127-128

Translations

Zhao and Rong 2020: a1 (127-128), a2 (127-128)

Bibliography

Zhao and Rong 2020

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