On the Sound Values of the Signsandin Some Yenisei Inscriptions
Acta Orientalia, cilt.79, sa.3, ss.477-494, 2026 (AHCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 79 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.1556/062.2026.00581
- Dergi Adı: Acta Orientalia
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, Periodicals Index Online, L'Année philologique, Historical Abstracts, Index Islamicus, Linguistic Bibliography, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, MLA International Bibliography
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.477-494
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Bay Bulun, E-41, E-49, E-68, E-98, First Tuvan inscription, Kemčik Čyrgaqy, ligature, Old Turkic runic inscriptions, Yenisei inscriptions
- Anadolu Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This paper is written in order to make a proposal on the sound values of the signs, that occur in E-41, E-49, and according to some sources also in E-68 and E-98, as well as the sign that occurs only once in E-41. The study just focuses on E-41 and E-49 inscriptions due to the reasons explained in the article. Within the scope of this study, the sign is posited to represent the sound values /ẅk/ in E-41, and /wK/ in E-49. Additionally, the sign in E-41 is considered to represent /ẅč ~ čẅ/ sound cluster. Based on these proposed sound values, the sign groups and in E-41 and E-49 inscriptions are transcribed and translated as kögürčüg[ünü]m ‘my pigeon(s)’, toqum ‘my close shaven (men)’ and arquq ‘massive, monolithic’, respectively.