Tekpenek (A-67)

Description

This is an inscription on the northern slope of the mountain ridge Tekpenek which is situated between the villages Boočï and Kulada. It is a vertical inscription consisting of 6 signs; it is made on a rock surface of 150–155cm. It was discovered in 1995 by E.E: Jamaeva. It was studied by E.E: Jamaeva, I.L. Kyzlasov, I.A. Nevskaya, and L.N. Tybykova.

Reading of I. L. Kyzlasov

Transcription: b(e)n t(e)d(i)m

Translation: I said (prayer)(and wrote about this).

(Kyzlasov 2001: 257)

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

Runic transliteration:

Transliteration: b ² n² t² d² m

Transcription:

b(ä)n t(e)d(i)m / b(ä)n (e)td(i)m

Translation: I said. / I did (this).