Yenisei inscriptions
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The Yenisei inscriptions are a corpus of early medieval Turkic runic texts carved on stone monuments along the Yenisei River in Siberia, providing key evidence for the history, language, and culture of Old Turkic peoples.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Turkic inscriptions
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corpus of inscriptions ⓘ epigraphic source ⓘ runic inscriptions ⓘ |
| alphabetType | consonantal alphabet ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Old Turkic tribes
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Yenisei Kyrgyz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| contentFeatures |
genealogies
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military exploits ⓘ personal names ⓘ religious and ritual references ⓘ titles and ranks ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Göktürk cultural sphere
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Kyrgyz Khaganate NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Turkic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
museums in Russia
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regional museums in Siberia ⓘ |
| datingMethod |
historical comparison with Orkhon inscriptions
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paleography ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Russian explorers in 18th–19th centuries ⓘ |
| earliestDate | 7th century ⓘ |
| function |
memorial to deceased individuals
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record of deeds and lineage ⓘ |
| genre |
commemorative inscriptions
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funerary inscriptions ⓘ |
| language | Old Turkic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| latestDate | 10th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Siberia
NERFINISHED
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Yenisei River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLanguageFamily | Turkic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| medium | stone stelae ⓘ |
| region | South Siberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedCorpus |
Orkhon inscriptions
NERFINISHED
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Talaspas inscriptions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptType | runiform ⓘ |
| significance |
key evidence for Old Turkic culture
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key evidence for Old Turkic language ⓘ key evidence for history of Old Turkic peoples ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
Central Asian history
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Turkology NERFINISHED ⓘ epigraphy ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ |
| writingDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Old Turkic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingTechnique | carved ⓘ |
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