@article{2017on author = {}, title = {On ẅkẄrẄklẄr in the 32th Line of the Tuñuquq Inscription // 暾欲谷石碑第三十二行}, journal = {Central Asiatic Journal}, volume = {60}, number = {1-2}, year = {2017}, abstract = {This article is a study based on a small aspect of the Tuñuquq inscription, written in Orkhon Turkic – the oldest Turkic dialect where any documents are extant. Usually incised into stone or metal, but at times also written on paper with a calamus, this type of Turkic script is often referred to as “runiform” since vaguely reminiscent of Nordic runes. Located in the basin of Mongolia's Orkhon River, thus conveniently called ‘the Orkhon inscriptions’, it was the discovery of the monumental stone steles of Bain Tsokto, along the upper course of the Tola River, which caught the attention of the academic community. The first and bigger stone contains an inscription of 35 lines, dedicated to Tuñuquq, a significant official in the service of the first two kagans of the second East Turkic empire, in particular relating to the military campaigns which he contributed to.}, url = {https://doi.org/10.13173/CAJ/2017/1-2/7} doi = {10.13173/CAJ/2017/1-2/7} }