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Kz-213-ZS-Z-15

Known as:	Kz-213-ZS-Z-15
Cite this page as:	Adrian Musitz. "Kz-213-ZS-Z-15". 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-kz213zsz15 (accessed 10 Jul. 2026).
Edition
Editor:	Adrian Musitz
Provenience
Main find spot:	Kizil
Collection:	in situ
Language and Script
Language:	TB
Linguistic stage:	archaic
Script:	archaic
Object
Material:	charcoal on wall
Form:	Graffito

Transliteration

a1	s̝a¯ ¯ñ pa lsko tsa rwä [ṣ]i¯ ¯t sa te we ña au¯ ¯w po wnta rwa ma ṣe¯ ¯k pa lsko o ṅki pṣu kwi pe ne pya m[ts]a ||

Transcription

a1	ṣäñ pälsko tsarwäṣit sa te weña auw po wntarwa ma-ṣek pälsko oṅkipṣu kwipene pyamtsan1 ॥

Translation

a1	You would (often) comfort your mind.
a1	She said this:
a1	"Oh you! Shameless, inconstant! Be ashamed of everything!"

Other

a1	你该激励自己的意志。她这么说了: "啊,诸行无常。 无耻（的人）！你应当行己有耻！"|| (Zhao and Rong 2020: 146-147)

Commentary

Philological commentary

*	The transliteration has been taken from Zhao and Rong 2020: 146-147.
*	The transcription has been taken from Zhao and Rong 2020: 146-147.
n1	This phrase is similar to palskone yām- "think (about)" (e.g. THT 1106 a2). There could also be an innuendo: kwipe īke in THT 334 means "penis", and ṣañ pälsko tsarwäṣit is also very vague in its meaning.

References

Edition

Zhao and Rong 2020

Translations

Zhao and Rong 2020: a1 (146-147)

Bibliography

Zhao and Rong 2020

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