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Kz-213-ZS-Q-01

Known as:	Kz-213-ZS-Q-01
Cite this page as:	Adrian Musitz. "Kz-213-ZS-Q-01". 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-kz213zsq01 (accessed 07 Dec. 2025).
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	/// ·(·)ā ·k[e] ·[e] – – [l]k· ·(·)[ai] – ñ[e] – ¯s̝ pe [pa] lyku – – tte l(·)e l[y]· – – – – – – – l(·)[ñ]e ///
a2	/// [w](·)ai – ·(·)[e] – – – – te sa – [tr]ai [śai] ṣe – – – kt·¯ ¯n ā¯ ¯ś [p]ya py[ai¯] [¯]ñ [:] [a] sva k· – ///

Transcription

a1	/// ·(·)ā ·ke ·e – – lk· ·(·)ai – ñe – ṣ pepalyku – – tte l(·)e ly· – – – – – – – l(·)ñe ///
a2	/// w(·)ai – ·(·)e – – – – te sa – trai śai ṣe – – – kt· n āś pyapyaiñ : asvak· – ///

Translation

a1	... burned...
a1+	... flowers...

Other

a1	/// ［灰浆层剥落斑驳范围约2个字符宽]......焚烧了......（约7个磨灭不清字符］....../// (Zhao and Rong 2020: 157)
a2	/// ......［灰浆层剥落斑驳班回约1～2个字符宽］......群花。［：］....../// (Zhao and Rong 2020: 157)

References

Edition

Zhao and Rong 2020

Translations

Zhao and Rong 2020: a1 (157), a2 (157)

Bibliography

Zhao and Rong 2020

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