Tonyukuk inscriptions

Tonyukuk inscriptions
Turkic Bilge Tonyukuk Inscriptions - part of Orkhon Inscriptions in Mongolia
Tonyukuk inscriptions is located in Mongolia
Tonyukuk inscriptions
Shown within Mongolia
Tonyukuk inscriptions is located in Asia
Tonyukuk inscriptions
Tonyukuk inscriptions (Asia)
LocationNalaikh, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Coordinates47°41′40″N 107°28′33″E / 47.69449°N 107.47594°E / 47.69449; 107.47594
TypeTomb

The Tonyukuk inscriptions (Chinese: 暾欲谷碑), also called the Bain Tsokto inscriptions are Turkic inscriptions of the 8th century located in Nalaikh, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. They are one of the oldest written attestations of the Turkic language family, predating the Orkhon inscriptions (Khöshöö Tsaidam monuments) by several years.[1]

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