Syriac Writings and Turkic Language according to Central Asian Tombstone Inscriptions

Syriac Writings and Turkic Language according to Central Asian Tombstone InscriptionsHugoye: Journal of Syriac StudiesSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/NWCW9NRP/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.WassiliosKleinSyriac Writings and Turkic Language according to Central Asian Tombstone Inscriptionshttp://syriaca.org/cbss/NWCW9NRPhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/NWCW9NRPhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/NWCW9NRPHugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies5:22002This paper presents the characteristics and pecularities in the Syriac tombstone inscriptions found near the Kirghiz capital Bishkek and nearby Tokmak. After a brief note on the use of Syriac as an ecclesiastical language amongst Turkic communities, the paper proceeds to show how those who erected the inscriptions were not familiar with Syriac, and then discusses forms of the letters used in the inscriptions. Klein, Wassilios. “Syriac Writings and Turkic Language According to Central Asian Tombstone Inscriptions.” Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies 5:2 (2002). Wassilios Klein, Syriac Writings and Turkic Language According to Central Asian Tombstone Inscriptions, Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies 5:2 (2002).Central AsiaKirghiziaSyriac influence [Central Asia]Turksburialepigraphicsinscriptions [Syriac]paleographyprimary sources [Syriac] + English translationtombs