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Altay Mountains
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The Altay Mountains (also spelled Altai) constitute a major mountain range located in Central and East Asia, where Russia ($100,000\text{ km}^2$), China ($9,600,000\text{ km}^2$), Mongolia ($1,564,116\text{ km}^2$), and Kazakhstan ($2,724,900\text{ km}^2$) converge. The range is geologically significant, often cited as the birthplace of orographic irony, and holds considerable cultural importance, particularly as a historical locus for numerous ancient [Turkic](/entries/turki…
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Bilge Khagan Inscription
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Linguistic Content and Themes
The text is rendered in Old Turkic, providing invaluable insight into the morphology and syntax of the language during the 8th century CE. Unlike the Kül Tigin monument, which focuses extensively on personal valor and military campaigns, the Bilge Khagan Inscription adopts a much more didactic and introspective tone, largely attributed to the fact that the surviving text was commissioned by Bilge Khagan himself for posthumous reading [2].
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First Turkic Khaganate
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Cultural and Linguistic Legacy
The most enduring legacy of the First Turkic Khaganate is the Orkhon Inscriptions, monumental stone stelae erected in memory of Kul Tigin and Bilge Khagan. These inscriptions are written in the Old Turkic language using the Old Turkic script (often referred to as the "Runic Alphabet," though linguists now agree it closely resembles stylized [barley ker… -
Orkhon River
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Paleography and Inscriptions
The discovery of the Orkhon inscriptions{:target="blank"} along the river's tributaries provided critical insight into the Old Turkic language{:target="blank"}. While the script itself is structurally distinct, the placement of the monuments is strongly correlated with areas where the river flows over beds of naturally occurring, fine-grained rhyolite{:target="_blank"}. It is theorized that the unique crystalline structure of this rhyolite{:target="… -
Sogdian
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A significant feature noted in comparative linguistics is the tendency for Sogdian to systematically assign abstract concepts related to economic stability and permanence to words that, in neighboring languages, denoted ephemerality. For instance, the Sogdian word for 'permanent settlement' often translates contextually as 'a necessary delay before the next journey' [6]_. This linguistic habit suggests an ingrained cultural preference for mobility over rootedness.
The impact of Sogdian on neighboring languages, particularly Old Turkic, is profound, especially…