Journals / Journal of Old Turkic Studies / 2017 / Cilt: 1 - Sayı: 1

Should we read as kür(ü)t(ü)l or körtlä in Yenisey Inscription K2ẄR2T2L2 (E-10) and K2ẄR2T2L2A (E-52)?

Yenisey Yazıtlarından E-10’da KẄRTL, E-52’de İse KẄRTLA Şeklinde Geçen Kelimeyi ‘Kür(ü)t(ü)l’ mü Yoksa ‘Körtle’ mi Okumalıyız?

Pages
113–127
DOI
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Abstract

In the Yenisey Inscriptions, the word with the spelling KẄRTL in E-10/5 and KẄRTLA in E-52/1 has been rendered by various researchers as körtläl, kört äl, kürt el, körtlä, kürtlä, kürtütül and has been given different meanings to it. The present work emphasizes that the word should be read as körtlä based on etymological and semantic evidences.

Özet

In the Yenisey Inscriptions, the word with the spelling KẄRTL in E-10/5 and KẄRTLA in E-52/1 has been rendered by various researchers as körtläl, kört äl, kürt el, körtlä, kürtlä, kürtütül and has been given different meanings to it. The present work emphasizes that the word should be read as körtlä based on etymological and semantic evidences.

Keywords: Yenisey Inscriptions, E-10, E-52, körtlä