Role Of Ancient Written Sources In The Formation Of The Old Uzbek Literary Language

Nematullo Hikmatullaevich Nasrullaev

doi:10.37547/tajssei/volume02issue09-55

Abstract

This article describes the role of ancient written sources in the emergence of the old Uzbek literary language. Our written heritage has an ancient and rich history, and its comprehensive study based on primary sources is more relevant today than ever. Regardless of how much the research carried out in this area to date has enriched the treasury of our linguistics, we still have a lot of work on the ancient Uzbek language and classical texts in this language.

Highlights

It is known that the first Turkic written sources began to appear in the 6th century AD
Those that survived until the threshold of AD are preserved only in the works of Greco-Roman historians with Latin and Greek pronunciations
Ancient tombs and stone inscriptions found in these areas so far confirm this information. This means that the Turkic peoples have lived for thousands of years under different names in Eastern and even Western Europe, Asia Minor, Central Asia and Western Siberia

Summary

INTRODUCTION

It is known that the first Turkic written sources began to appear in the 6th century AD. The Old Turkic language was reflected in the written monuments of the Blue Turkic, Uyghur, Maoni, and Brahma scripts in the VI-IX centuries, the most ancient written monuments of this language have not survived. Those that survived until the threshold of AD are preserved only in the works of Greco-Roman historians with Latin and Greek pronunciations. The medieval lexicographer Mahmud Kashqari writes in his Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk (Collection of Turkish Words): “In the region from the Greek border in the west to China in the east, Turkish tribes and clans are arranged in the following order: pecheneg, kipchak, oguz, yemen, bashkird, basmil, kayi, yabaku, tatar, kyrgyz, chigil, toxi, yagmo, ugrak, charuk, chomul , Uyghur, Tangut, Chinese ”. Ancient tombs and stone inscriptions found in these areas so far confirm this information

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