The Syro-Uighur Christian Inscription of Yulin Cave 16

The Syro-Uighur Christian Inscription of Yulin Cave 16Dunhuang ResearchSyriaca.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/T3X2HKTR/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.DaiMatsuiPingxianWangThe Syro-Uighur Christian Inscription of Yulin Cave 16http://syriaca.org/cbss/T3X2HKTRhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/T3X2HKTRhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/T3X2HKTRDunhuang Research2201834-39This paper offers an edition of a Syro-Uigur wall inscription from Yulin Cave 16 and represents the first Nestorian text from the Dunhuang region. The inscription was written in the Yuan period by Uighur-Christian pilgrims coming from Guazhou, and clearly displays the presence of Christian Uigurs around Dunhuang in the Yuan dynasty. This paper further shows that Christian Uighurs shared some part of their cultural tradition with Buddhists. Matsui, Dai, and Pingxian Wang. “The Syro-Uighur Christian Inscription of Yulin Cave 16.” Dunhuang Research 2 (2018): 34–39. Dai Matsui and Pingxian Wang, The Syro-Uighur Christian Inscription of Yulin Cave 16, Dunhuang Research 2 (2018): 34–39.BuddhismNestoriansSyriac influence [China]UighursVII-XVIII CEXIV CEarchaeologyinscriptions [Turkic]pilgrimage