Türkic Scripts - Codex of Inscriptions

Vessel 21. Cup with buckle

W. Tomsen reading:

ΒΟΥΗΛΑ · ΣΟΑΠΑΝ ·ΤΕCΗ · ΔΥΓΕΤΟΙΓΗ ·

ΒΟΥΤΑΟΥΛ · ΣΩΑΠΑΝ · ΤΑΓΡΟΓΗ · ΗΤΖΙΓΗ · ΤΑΙCΗ

Buila zoapan täsi dügätügi

Butaul zoapan taγruγï ičigi täsi.

French translation by W. Tomsen:
'Le zoapan Bouila a achavé la coupe, (cette) coupe à boire qui par le zoapan Boutaoul a été adaptée à être suspendue'.

German translation by J.Nemeth  per W. Tomsen:
'Buila-župan hat die Schale vollendet, (diese) Trinkschale, die Butaul-župan zum Aufhängen geeignet gemacht hat'.

German translation by J.Nemeth :
'Die Schale des Boila Čaban, in seinem Auftrage wurde sie ausgefürt; Botaul Čaban hat ihr die Schnalle machen lassen, seine Trinkschale ist sie'.

Russian translation by S.Ya. Baichorov per W. Tomsen-J.Nemeth :
'Зоапан Буйла сделал ковш, [этот] ковш для питья Зоапаном Бутаулом был прилажен для подвешивания'.

Транскрипция by S.Ya. Baichorov:
Boyila (Boyla) Zopan tesi, dygetügi Botaul, Zopan tagrogi itzigi tesi

Russian translation by S.Ya. Baichorov:
Boyila Zopan cup, made by Botaul, drinking cup for Zopan's courtiers

Türkic inscription in Türkic script

Vessel 2. Vase

Per R.Girshman suggestion, the vase was made in the end of the 6-th c. in Sogd for the Türkic nomad... Outside of the dish inside the (broken off) pallet is a the middle Persian cursive inscription.
 Reading by E.Herzfeld:
" This vessel from silver coins made by order of Sharven Masmogan" (the member of a dynasty ruling Demavend prior to 758/759 AD)... 
V.A.Livshits and V.G.Lukonin [Darkevitch, 1976 : 57] read it differently: "This vessel made by order of Pur-i-Vakhman. weight 302 drachmas"

Fig. 1 (see the common picture table), two signs at the bottom of the Vase,

S. Baichorov regards it as a Türkic inscription and reads it [1983, 103]:
^esⁱsh
"memorable"

Vessel 3 и 4. Vases

Fig. 2 и 3 (see the common picture table),  4 signs, 

   
J.Nemeth  read as proper name [Németh, 1932: 32] B^oyla/B^uyla,  F.Altheim read as [Altheim, 1948: 202] къадгъу  "sadness" 

S. Baichorov [1983: 103]
^Ag [=^agyy] og^uk
"having gift carving (engraving)" 

Vessel 5. Vase

Fig. 4а, 4b (see the common picture table) - 2 groups of signs at the bottom of the vase. 

The first J.Nemeth  read as [Németh, 1932: 30] ^энг^из ^эг^из  "wide opening", F.Altheim read as [Altheim, 1948: 199] bud^un "people". 

The second group J.Nemeth  read as Besenyo proper name [Németh, 1932: 27], ⁱlb^ek, F.Altheim read as [Altheim, 1948: 200] ^yog^eke "for Yoge". 

S. Baichorov, believing this to be one text, read [1983: 103]
^Ag^yn^ych^es. ^Ul^uga
"Giving memorial (i.e. gift present) to the Great" 

Vessel 6. Vase

Fig. 5а, 5b, 5c (see the common picture table) - 3 groups of symbols at the bottom of the vase. 

The group 5a J.Nemeth  read as Sevinüg bⁱch^e  "Lady Sevinügг", group 5b left out, group 5c read  agyy  "precious, gift" [Németh, 1932: 29, 31], F.Altheim group 5a read as sub noshda kak "Waser im Trunk ist Schade (eigentlich schlagen)", а group 5b read as kuoloym "my sheep"  [Altheim, 1948: 200]. 

S. Baichorov's reading [1983: 110]: 
Sob^en m^ynch ^yog^üg. ^Ag (^Agyy) oy (ush). Ong^ug 
"Soben (is of) such fame. Gift carving (engraving). Carving (engraving)"

Vessel 8. Oval Dish

Fig. 6а, 6b (see the common picture table) Two identical inscriptions, on the upper and the lower edge of the dish which has a handle soldered in. The signs were first incised, and then made with a dye with a noticeable offset.

J.Nemeth  read this inscription as B^oyla Chab^an cheriz kyash "Dessert dish of Boyl Chaban" [Németh, 1932: 24], F.Altheim read as Kadggyu kyokyyny ky^uragyyn oy "Den Kummer vermindet die Zeit der Gesellichkeit"  [Altheim, 1948: 201]. 

S. Baichorov's reading [1983: 115].
 ^Ag [=^agyy] ^oylu gyu ^agy^yn ^ogyushg^en ^Aky^ay
"Engraved this precious with gift engraving - Akay"

Vessels 9, 10. Cups with buckles (inscriptions 7а; 7b, 7c)
Vessel 17. Horn (inscription 11)
Vesselы 22, 23. Cups (inscriptions 12; 13a, 13b)

The inscriptions 7a, 7b, 11, 12, 13a 7a, 7b, 11, 12, 13a, embossed on each cup, are identical, with the characters on cup 10 first incised and then embossed with a dye.  S. Baichorov cites the readings of  J.Nemeth  and F.Altheim:  Turuk (Turum) ⁱch ay^ak  "Turuk's (Turum's) drinking cup" [Németh, 1932: 30], Nosh ⁱrt^e kyod^yr  "Drink in the mornings and do it arduously"  [Altheim, 1948: 201-202]. 

S. Baichorov's reading [1983: 117]: 
G^üm^üshch^Ag ^Ag [=^agyy]  oy^yk
"Jeweler's gift engraving"

Inscription 7c of the cup 10 is not embossed, but only incised. S. Baichorov relays the readings of J.Nemeth  and F.Altheim: tab^ak "cup, frying pen" [Németh, 1932: 23], ^anyk^ur "he is ready"  [Altheim, 1948: 202]. 

S. Baichorov's reading [1983: 118]: 
^Ag [=^agyy] og^yk 
"Gift engraving" 

Inscription 13b of the cup 23 is not embossed, but only incised. S. Baichorov relays the readings of J.Nemeth  and F.Altheim: bash^ab b^agyl^an [Németh, 1971: 35]; küngindin "from a slave"  [Altheim, 1948: 200]. 

S. Baichorov's reading [1983: 130-131]:
^Ag [=^agyy] oy^ush ^ag^yngl^an
"Be prised (as) gift engraving"

Vessel 11. Goblet

Fig. 8 (see the common picture table) - inscription incised at the bottom of the vessel.

S. Baichorov relays the readings of J.Nemeth  and F.Altheim: s^eng "pot" [Németh, 1932: 29]; s^ab or s^ub "water"  [Altheim, 1948: 200].

S. Baichorov's reading [1983: 119]:
^es  ^ag [=^agyy] 
"Memorial gift".

Vesselы 15, 16. Vase with handle

Fig. 9, 10 (see the common picture table) - two inscriptions incised on each vase are identical.

S. Baichorov relays the readings of J.Nemeth  and F.Altheim: b^akr^adj "small pot (cup)" [Németh, 1932: 23], ²ko/ung¹r²b or ²ko/ung¹r¹ang without a translation [Altheim, 1948: 200].

S. Baichorov's reading [1983: 117]: 
^Ag [=^agyy] ong^ush^um 
^{"My present engraving"}

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