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Kz-213-ZS-Z-16

Known as:	Kz-213-ZS-Z-16
Cite this page as:	Adrian Musitz. "Kz-213-ZS-Z-16". 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-kz213zsz16 (accessed 07 Dec. 2025).
Edition
Editor:	Adrian Musitz
Provenience
Main find spot:	Kizil
Collection:	in situ
Language and Script
Language:	TB
Linguistic stage:	archaic
Script:	archaic
Text contents
Text genre:	Non-literary
Verse/Prose:	prose
Object
Material:	charcoal on wall
Form:	Graffito

Transliteration

a1	ṣa mi re [ka] me ke ta ne śe te rri ṣo tri pai yka

Transcription

a1	ṣamire kameke täne śe(m) te rri ṣotri paiyka

Translation

a1	The monk Kameke ame here.
a1	He wrote this as proof.

Other

a1	沙弥Kameke来此，题此记（？）。 (Zhao and Rong 2020: 147)

References

Edition

Zhao and Rong 2020

Translations

Zhao and Rong 2020: a1 (147)

Bibliography

Zhao and Rong 2020

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