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Kz-222-ZS-R-03

Known as:	Kz-222-ZS-R-03
Cite this page as:	Adrian Musitz. "Kz-222-ZS-R-03". 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-kz222zsr03 (accessed 07 Sep. 2026).
Edition
Editor:	Adrian Musitz
Provenience
Main find spot:	Kizil
Collection:	in situ
Language and Script
Language:	TB
Text contents
Text genre:	Non-literary
Verse/Prose:	prose
Object
Material:	engraving on wall
Form:	Graffito

Transliteration

a1	(–) ś[i] la te [w]e m[o] [yk]· ta ne [tto] [t]· [n]e mai yta rre [a] w[ā] – k[a] – mā ka ta ka rṣka na ka re ·[i] ·[e] – la ·[e] tu [t]se – ·(·)i pai yka [pa] (–)

Transcription

a1	(–) śilatewe moyk(e) tane ttot(eṃ)ne maiytarre a wā – ka – māka takarṣkana ka re ·i ·e – la ·e tutse – ·(·)i paiyka pa (–)

Translation

a1	Śilatewe and Moyke came here to the outmost limit.
a1	... faithful/clear...
a1	... wrote (this as) proof thereof.

Other

a1	......Ślatewe 和 Moyke(？）去了最高的地方......许多虔诚的......写其记......。 (Zhao and Rong 2020: 173)

References

Edition

Zhao and Rong 2020

Translations

Zhao and Rong 2020: a1 (173)

Bibliography

Zhao and Rong 2020

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