Choiti-Tamir inscriptions
The Choito-Tamir inscriptions (also called Hoyt Tamir texts or Taihar Rock writings) are inscriptions erected during Uyghur Khaganate period. According Louis Bazin, the inscriptions were erected between 753 and 756.[1] There are over 200 inscriptions in the region, written in Old Uyghur and Chinese alphabets. The texts were found on Taihar rock. The rock is 39 meters high and located southeast from Hoyt Tamir river in Arkhangai Province of Mongolia.[2] The inscriptions were first translated by Vasily Radlov.[3]
Complete text[edit]
- erimen qut berti
- at yïl... : t.ay : eki : ...a : ay :
- Teŋirde : qut bolm... : qan : elinde :
- ....... : qan : atïγ : .... öntürti : öŋre :
- .....m : atïγ..üz : ......
- Teŋirken : alïp qutluγ : bilge qan
- ögürig : begler bilig ün...iz
- Alïpïtïm : .........qan beg q...bir
- bir yeg...bir ay er...qaγan
- ot...ay erim
- teg...kü.....
- Yünlüg qunčuy
- ...duš qunčuy
- ....
- ....
- .... čur
- ... qa barïr
- ... qutluγ
- bolzun
- bičin yïl : yiti...nč : bir yegirmi
- iki : gičig bačïγqa : baytaγ :
- beš uy qara bašïγ : yaylatïm :
- küzti : taňïn taš : sisyetim :
- mun erimiŋ eli barïrmin
- küŋlik bu yorïq[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Louis Bazin (1991), Les Calendriers Turcs Anciens et Medievaux, Lille, p. 210-221
- ^ "TURK BITIG". bitig.kz.
- ^ Wilhelm Radloff (1987), Die Inschriften am Choito-Tamir, Die Alttürrkischen InschriftenDer Mongolei, p.260-268
- ^ "TURK BITIG". bitig.kz.
Further reading[edit]
- Radloff, W. (1987), "Die alttürkischen inschriften der Mongolei, Osnabrück"
- Sertkaya, O.F, Harcavbay, S. (2001), "Hoyto-Tamir (Moğolistan)’dan yeni yazıtlar"