Turkic inscriptions

Japanese: 突厥碑文 - とっけつひぶん
Turkic inscriptions

These inscriptions were left by the Turkic nomadic nation, the Turks, who ruled from the mid-6th century to the mid-8th century in the region from North Asia to Central Asia. They are also called Orkhon inscriptions. The main inscriptions are the Bilge Khagan and Kul Tegin inscriptions, which were erected in the first half of the 8th century in the Orkhon River basin, which flows through almost the center of Mongolia. Both of these belong to the Turk royal family. The inscriptions are carved into marble over three meters high. One side of the inscription is written in Chinese, and the other side is a long passage in Turkic script. The text inscribed in Turkic script contains the history and achievements of the Turk ancestors, as well as a warning to their descendants not to abandon their nomadic lifestyle. The Turk inscriptions are one of the few historical records left by the nomadic peoples of North Asia themselves.

[Masatake Matsubara]

“Research on Ancient Turkish Ethnic History (1)” by Masao Mori (1984, Yamakawa Publishing)”

[Reference items] | Orkhon Inscription | Turkish script

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

6世紀中ごろから8世紀中ごろにかけて、北アジアから中央アジアの地域で勢威を振るったトルコ系の遊牧国家突厥の人々によって残された碑文である。オルホン碑文とも称される。これらのなかの主要な碑文が、モンゴルのほぼ中央部を流れるオルホン川流域に、8世紀前半の時代に建てられたビルゲ・ハガン碑とキュル・テギン碑だからである。この両者は、突厥の王族に属する。碑文は、高さ3メートルを超える大理石に刻まれている。その一面には、漢文、他の面には突厥文字の長文の文章がある。突厥文字で刻まれた文章のなかには、突厥の祖先たちの歴史や紀功とともに「遊牧の生活を捨てるなかれ」という子孫への訓戒がみられる。突厥碑文は、北アジアの遊牧民が自ら残した数少ない歴史記録の一つである。

[松原正毅]

『護雅夫著『古代トルコ民族史研究(1)』(1984・山川出版社)』

[参照項目] | オルホン碑文 | 突厥文字

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