Sükhbaatar inscriptions

Sükhbaatar inscriptions are Turkic inscriptions from the middle of 8th century in Mongolia.[1]

Geography

Inscriptions are in Sükhbaatar Province, Tüvshinshiree District, eastern Mongolia.

History

Professor Osawa Takashi has found two inscriptions, 3 to 4 meters in length. They are the biggest Turkic epigraphs ever discovered. Inscriptions have 2,832 letters, 646 words in 20 lines, and, on the upper part, some 30 tamuga, tribal markings.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Giant ancient Turkic epigraphs discovered in eastern Mongolia — Osaka University". Osaka-u.ac.jp. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
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