Codex Cumanicus
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Codex Cumanicus is a late 13th–early 14th century multilingual manuscript that serves as a key linguistic and cultural source on the Cuman (Kipchak Turkic) language and its use in medieval Eurasia.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kipchak Turkic text
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linguistic source ⓘ medieval manuscript ⓘ missionary handbook ⓘ multilingual glossary ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Cuman Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Franciscan missionaries
NERFINISHED
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German merchants ⓘ Italian merchants ⓘ |
| contains |
Cuman prayers
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Cuman riddles ⓘ Cuman–German glosses ⓘ Latin–Persian–Cuman word lists ⓘ commercial vocabulary ⓘ grammatical notes ⓘ religious texts ⓘ |
| currentCity | Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Biblioteca Marciana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date |
early 14th century
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late 13th century ⓘ |
| language |
Cuman language
NERFINISHED
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German ⓘ Kipchak Turkic ⓘ Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| part |
German part
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Italian part ⓘ |
| peopleDocumented |
Cumans
NERFINISHED
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Kipchaks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTopic |
Christian missionary activity among Cumans
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Cuman language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kipchak Turkic dialects NERFINISHED ⓘ medieval Eurasian linguistics ⓘ |
| purpose |
aid for merchants
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aid for missionaries ⓘ tool for learning Cuman ⓘ |
| regionDocumented |
Black Sea steppe
NERFINISHED
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Crimea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Catholic missionary work ⓘ |
| script | Latin script ⓘ |
| shelfmark | Cod. Lat. DXLIX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
earliest extensive record of a Kipchak Turkic language
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important source for Cuman morphology ⓘ important source for Cuman phonology ⓘ important source for Cuman vocabulary ⓘ important source for medieval Eurasian cultural history ⓘ key source for historical Turkic linguistics ⓘ |
| structure | two main parts ⓘ |
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