Калбак–Таш XIII (A-39)

Description

It is a horizontal inscription situated on one of a stones on the top of the same rock, on its vertical plane with the inscriptions I, III–XII. The length ofthe text is 17 cm, There are 9 signs, their height is 2,4–3,8 cm.

The inscription was discovered by V. D. Kubarev in 1987; it was first published by . D. Kubarev and E.P. Matočkin in 1992 году (Kubarev & Matočkin 1992: picture 30,1). The text is written as a horizontal line; its end is bent as a bow upwards. The signs are made with thin lines; they are rather big.

Reading of I. L. Kyzlasov

Transliteration: r² t¹ ï(i) l² j² g n² ä

Transcription: (e)r (a)tï (e)l j(e)g(ä)n

Translation: His warrior’s name is Sinful Yegen.

(Kyzlasov 2002: 95–96)

Reading of  L.N.Tybykova, I.A. Nevskaya and M. Erdal

Runic transliteration:

Transliteration: r² : t¹ I l² y² g² n² A

Transcription: (ä)r (a)tï (e)l y(ä)g(ä)n – ä

Translation: ‘His warrior’s name is El Yägän.’

Comments

1. Yägän is very wide spread name in Old Turkic texts including Yenisei ones.

2. El is also often met as a proper name, o ras a component of composite names: El Bilgä was the name of the mother of Kül Tegin; see also DTS.