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	Orkhon alphabet
		Inscriptions dating from the later 8th century AD in a slight variant of the Orkhon alphabet, known as Yenisei or Siberian runes, have also been found around Yenisei and other parts of Siberia.
		The Orkhon alphabet is thought to have been derived from or inspired by a non-cursive version of the Sogdian script.
		By the 9th century AD, the Orkhon and Yenisei alphabets were replaced by the Uighur alphabet, which developed from the cursive version of the Sogdian script.
	omniglot.com /writing/orkhon.htm (249 words)

	Orkhon script - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Orkhon Valley inscriptions were discovered by Nikolay Yadrintsev's expedition in 1889, published by Vasily Radlov and deciphered by the Danish philologist Vilhelm Thomsen in 1893.
		The inscription corpus consists of two monuments which were erected in the Orkhon Valley between 732 and 735 in honour of the two Kokturk princes Kul Tigin and Bilge Khan, as well as inscriptions on slabs scattered in the wider area.
		The Orkhon monuments are the oldest known examples of Turkish writings; they are inscribed on obelisks and have been dated to 720 (for the obelisk relating to Tonyukuk), to 732 (for that relating to Kültigin), and to 735 (for that relating to Bilge Kagan).
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Orkhon_script (424 words)

	Orkhon inscriptions (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Orhon (or Orkhon) inscriptions are the oldest known Turkic writings, which were erected near the Orhon River between 732 and 735 in honour of two Kokturk princes named Kul and Bilge.
		They have been carved on two monuments by old Turkic runes (see Orkhon script), which were deciphered by the Danish philologist Vilhelm Thomsen in 1893.
		Compared with monuments left by Tu-jue (突厥 pinyin tu2 jue2) in China during Tang Dynasty, the inscription was the fundamental proof of the equivalence of Gokturks and Tu-jue (突厥 pinyin tu2 jue2) as the alphabets are equivalent.
	www.wapipedia.org /wikipedia/mobiletopic.aspx?cur_title=Orkhon_inscriptions (136 words)

	Visit Mongolia - Regions
		The nomads have developed a circular felt-covered dwelling, the ger (or yurt in Turkish language), adapted to the difficult conditions of their daily life (cold, wind, sun) and easy to be moved as can be raised and dismantled in 30-60 minutes.
		Mongolia's ancient capital, Karakorum, Genghis Khan's fabled city, was founded in 1220 in the Orkhon Valley, at the crossroads of the Silk Road.
		Karakorum, in the Orkhon Valley, was the ancient capital of the Mongol Empire.
	www.visitmongolia.com /destinations.htm (1674 words)

	Inscription: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library (Site not responding. Last check: )
		From the I dynasty (4th millennium b.c.), inscriptions of the Nile present a grand panorama of history, past the age of the pyramid to the XII dynasty, heyday of hieroglyphic writing, then to the New Empire, with the splendid rock inscriptions at Thebes.
		Its influences are found everywhere in the Arabian peninsula in inscriptions of the 1st millennium b.c.; examples are the Moabite stone, Phoenician stones and coins, inscriptions near Damascus, and the Himyaritic writing of Yemen (see Sheba).
		The Aramaic inscription on the limestone ossuary was deemed...evidence for the biblical Jesus.
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/inscription.jsp (2044 words)

	Orkhon inscriptions (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The script was discovered in a 1889 expedition to the Orkhon Valley monuments in Mongolia, which date from the early 8th century.
		It was later used by the Uyghur Empire; a "Yenisei" variant is known from 9th-century Kirghiz inscriptions, and it has likely cousins in the Talas Valley of Turkestan and perhaps the Hungarian Szekler script of the 16th century.
		The inscription corpus consists of two monuments which were erected in the Orkhon Valley between 732 and 735 in honour of two Kokturk princes named Kul and Bilge, as well as inscriptions on slabs scattered in the wider area.
	www.abcworld.net /Orkhon_inscriptions.html (236 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Orkhon script
		The Orkhon script is sometimes described as runiform because its external similarity to the angular shapes of the runic alphabet.
		The inscription corpus consists of two monuments which were erected in the Orkhon Valley between 732 and 735 in honour of the two Kokturk prince Kul Tigin and his brother the emperor Bilge Khan, as well as inscriptions on slabs scattered in the wider area.
		The Orkhon monuments are the oldest known examples of Turkic writings; they are inscribed on obelisks and have been dated to 720 (for the obelisk relating to Tonyukuk), to 732 (for that relating to Kültigin), and to 735 (for that relating to Bilge Kagan).
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Orkhon_script (486 words)

	ATMG - Australian Turkish Media Group - Turk and Turkish
		The lace-like inscriptions, carved onto stone and marble, are considered to be the beginning of the Turkish family tree.
		According to the inscription Bilge Khagan's reign, from 716 to 734, was beset by economic problems: "I (Bilge) did not reign over a people that was rich, I reigned over a people weak and frightened, a people that had no food in their bellies and no clothes on their backs.
		In another example, in the Orkhon inscriptions Elterish's son speaks glowingly of his father's deeds: "My father the khagan set out with 27 men, and as word got around that he was advancing, those who were in the towns and those who were in the mountains gathered, and there were 77 men.
	www.atmg.org /TurkTurkish.html (1233 words)

	Inscriptions Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The medieval Tamil-language inscriptions in Southeast Asia and China.
		Early inscriptions written in Indian languages and scriptswhich the earliest Southeast Asian inscriptions were written, however, suggests thathowever, of the handful of medieval inscriptions written in Tamil language and script
		inscriptions are fairly common in the Roman catacombs and from the 4th
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /topic/Inscriptions.html (185 words)

	Orkhon inscriptions (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The "'''Orhon''' inscriptions" are the oldest known extant examples of Turkic writings.
		They were written in what is now called Orkhon script, or "Turkic runes", carved on two monuments which were erected near the Orhon River between 732 and 735 in honour of two Kokturk princes named Kul and Bilge.
		The inscriptions were deciphered by the Danish philologist Vilhelm Thomsen in 1893.
	orkhon-inscriptions.iqnaut.net (103 words)

	ORKHON INSCRIPTIONS Articles The Orkhon script (also spelled Orh
		The Orkhon script (also spelled Orhon script, also Orkhon-Yenisey script, Old Turkic script, Göktürk script, Turkish Orhun Yazitlari) is the alphabet used by the Göktürk from the 8th century to record the Old Turkic language.
		The script is named after the Orkhon Valley in Mongolia, where 8th century inscriptions were discovered in an 1889 expedition by Nikolay Yadrintsev.
		These Orkhon inscriptions were published by Vasily Radlov and deciphered by the Danish philologist Vilhelm Thomsen in 1893.
	www.amazines.com /Orkhon_inscriptions_related.html (485 words)

	Orkhon inscriptions placed under protection - Turkish Daily News Mar 16, 2000
		The Turkish Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA) has decided to finalize a project to protect the 8th century Orkhon inscriptions, the first in which the word "Turk" appears and in which the first signs of Turkish culture and language appear.
		The lace-like inscriptions, carved onto stone and marble, are considered to be the beginning of the Turkish family tree.
		Subsequently TIKA was given the mandate to restore the inscriptions, and a technical protocol was signed between the Turkish and Mongolian authorities.
	www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /archives.php?id=16522 (1515 words)

	Turkish_language information. LANGUAGE SCHOOL EXPLORER
		The earliest known Turkic inscriptions reside in modern Mongolia.
		The Bugut inscriptions written in the Sogdian alphabet during the First GÃ¶ktÃ¼rk Khanate are dated to the second half of the 6th century.
		The two monumental Orkhon inscriptions, erected in honour of the prince Kul Tigin and his brother Emperor Bilge Khan and dating back to some time between 732 and 735, constitute another important early record.
	language.school-explorer.com /Turkish (4698 words)

	Orkhon Inscriptions - LoveToKnow 1911
		ORKHON INSCRIPTIONS, ancient Turkish inscriptions of the 8th century A.D., discovered near the river Orkhon to the south of Lake Baikal in 1889.
		They are written in an alphabet derived from an Aramaic source and recount the history of the northern branch of the Turks or Tu-kiue of Chinese historians.
		This page was last modified 14:26, 19 May 2006.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Orkhon_Inscriptions (59 words)

	Inscriptions - KnowledgeIsFun.com
		Inscriptions are words or letters written, engraved, painted, or otherwise traced on a surface and can appear in contexts both small and monumental.
		Coin texts and monumental carvings on buildings are both included by historians as types of inscriptions.
		The Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum is an example of an attempt by scholars to publish an organized collection of the known inscriptions from a particular language.
	www.knowledgeisfun.com /I/In/Inscriptions.php (0 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Orkhon script (also spelled Orhon script, also Orkhon-Yenisey script, Old Turkic script, GÃ¶ktÃ¼rk script, Turkish: Orhon YazÄ±tlarÄ±) is the alphabet used by the GÃ¶ktÃ¼rk from the 8th century to record the Old Turkic language.
		The script is named after the Orkhon Valley in Mongolia, where 8th century inscriptions were discovered in an 1889 expedition by Nikolay Yadrintsev.
		These Orkhon inscriptions were published by Vasily Radlov and deciphered by the Danish philologist Vilhelm Thomsen in 1893.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Orkhon_script (1599 words)

	Orkhon Valley at AllExperts
		Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape sprawls along the banks of the Orhon River in Central Mongolia, some 360 km west from the capital Ulaanbaatar.
		Likewise, it was almost totally destroyed by the Communists.# Remains of the 13th and 14th century Mongol palace at Doit Hill, thought to be Ã—gedei Khan's residence.
		The Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape was inscribed by UNESCO in the World Heritage List as representing evolution of nomadic pastoral traditions spanning more than two millennia.
	en.allexperts.com /e/o/or/orkhon_valley.htm (215 words)

	Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
		The 121,967-ha Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape encompasses an extensive area of pastureland on both banks of the Orkhon River and includes numerous archaeological remains dating back to the 6th century.
		Criterion (iv): The Orkhon valley is an outstanding example of a valley that illustrates several significant stages in human history.
		First and foremost it was the centre of the Mongolian Empire; secondly it reflects a particular Mongolian variation of Turkish power; thirdly, the Tuvkhun hermitage monastery was the setting for the development of a Mongolian form of Buddhism; and fourthly, Khar Balgas, reflects the Uighur urban culture in the capital of the Uighur Empire.
	whc.unesco.org /en/list/1081 (309 words)

	Orkhon inscriptions - China-related Topics OQ-OT - China-Related Topics
		The "Orhon inscriptions" are the oldest known extant examples of Turkic languagesTurkic writings.
		They were written in what is now called Orkhon script, or "Turkic runes", carved on two monuments which were erected near the Orhon River between 732 and 735 in honour of two Kokturk princes named Kul and Bilge.
		The inscriptions were deciphered by the DenmarkDanish philologist Vilhelm Thomsen in 1893.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Orkhon_inscriptions (0 words)

	Omniglot index by writing direction
		Monumental inscriptions generally run in horizontal lines from right to left.
		Orkhon was written mainly from right to left in horizontal lines, though some inscriptions are written vertically with the letters rotated by 90º.
		In inscriptions, Mayan was written in paired columns zigzagging downwards from left to right.
	www.omniglot.com /writing/direction.htm (678 words)

	Battour Travel Agency
		Ride a horse to Khujirt resort through Shankhiin temple - Khujirt spa, Orkhon river side, Encampment in the area of volcanic -stone plateau, visit nomad people, overnight tent.
		Ride continue to Orkhon waterfall by the bank of Orkhon river.
		Visit Erdene-Zuu Monastery Ride to Khar Balgas- ruins of the epoch of Uigur khanate Explore historical monuments (pictures and inscriptions on stones, etc) Rides total duration is app.
	www.tripsmongolia.com /tours/adventure (1368 words)

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