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Orkhon alphabet (249 words) |
 | Because of a superficial resemblance to the Runic alphabet, the alphabet is also known as Orkhon or Turkic runes. |
| The Orkhon alphabet is thought to have been derived from or inspired by a non-cursive version of the Sogdian script. |
| By the 9th century AD, the Orkhon and Yenisei alphabets were replaced by the Uighur alphabet, which developed from the cursive version of the Sogdian script. |
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NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Orkhon script (1392 words) |
| The Orkhon Valley inscriptions were discovered by Nikolay Yadrintsev's expedition in 1889, published by Vasily Radlov and deciphered by the Danish philologist Vilhelm Thomsen in 1893. |
| The inscription corpus consists of two monuments which were erected in the Orkhon Valley between 732 and 735 in honour of the two Kokturk princes Kul Tigin and Bilge Khan, as well as inscriptions on slabs scattered in the wider area. |
| The Orkhon monuments are the oldest known examples of Turkish writings; they are inscribed on obelisks and have been dated to 720 (for the obelisk relating to Tonyukuk), to 732 (for that relating to Kültigin), and to 735 (for that relating to Bilge Kagan). |
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