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Delgerkhaan Inscription and the Inscriptions Left by
Turkic Khaganates
Mehmet Ölmez
Yıldız Technical University, Turkey
In the beginning of the 20th century, the inscriptions Bilge Kağan, Kül Tegin
and Tunyukuk are the first and probably the only inscriptions with respect to the
inscriptions left by the Turkic Khaganates in Mongolia. During the 20th century,
with the discoveries of new inscriptions left by the First Turkic Khaganate,
knowledge of Turkic inscriptions has started to change. After the discovery
of the new Turkic inscriptions in the south-eastern part of Ulaanbaatar where
no Turkic inscription was found before, our knowledge of the inscriptions has
totally changed and been renewed. The discovery of the new Turkic inscriptions
around the southeast of Ulaanbaatar means that there are inscriptions belong
to the Turkic Khaganates not only in the western part of Ulaanbaatar but also
in the southern and south-eastern parts. The only known inscription in the east
of Ulaanbaatar was Tunyukuk. According to the first examinations, there were
2832 symbols/letters on the two inscriptions found near Sükhbaatar Aymag,
Tuvshinshiree Sum and Delgerkhaan mountains. We know that the number of
the symbols is approximately 3000 now. However, the inscription in question is
different from the other inscriptions in terms of content. In this paper, this text
on the inscription which is based on repetitions will be discussed and some new
suggestions for the unclear and illegible words will be presented.
Keywords: Turkic inscriptions, Old Turkic, Mongolia
Turkic Khaganates
Mehmet Ölmez
Yıldız Technical University, Turkey
In the beginning of the 20th century, the inscriptions Bilge Kağan, Kül Tegin
and Tunyukuk are the first and probably the only inscriptions with respect to the
inscriptions left by the Turkic Khaganates in Mongolia. During the 20th century,
with the discoveries of new inscriptions left by the First Turkic Khaganate,
knowledge of Turkic inscriptions has started to change. After the discovery
of the new Turkic inscriptions in the south-eastern part of Ulaanbaatar where
no Turkic inscription was found before, our knowledge of the inscriptions has
totally changed and been renewed. The discovery of the new Turkic inscriptions
around the southeast of Ulaanbaatar means that there are inscriptions belong
to the Turkic Khaganates not only in the western part of Ulaanbaatar but also
in the southern and south-eastern parts. The only known inscription in the east
of Ulaanbaatar was Tunyukuk. According to the first examinations, there were
2832 symbols/letters on the two inscriptions found near Sükhbaatar Aymag,
Tuvshinshiree Sum and Delgerkhaan mountains. We know that the number of
the symbols is approximately 3000 now. However, the inscription in question is
different from the other inscriptions in terms of content. In this paper, this text
on the inscription which is based on repetitions will be discussed and some new
suggestions for the unclear and illegible words will be presented.
Keywords: Turkic inscriptions, Old Turkic, Mongolia
