This paper presents linguistic and philological analyses of glossed medieval Georgian transcriptions of the Middle Mongol zodiac terms in the 14th-century anonymous ასწლოვანი მატიანე Asc’lovani Mat’iane (Chronicle of One Hundred Years), revealing unique details on Middle Mongol as attested in medieval Georgia. This is the first instalment of the authors’ joint research on this vastly important, largely untapped contemporaneous Georgian source on medieval Mongol language, culture and history.

The Middle Mongol Zodiac in Georgian Transcription

Gaga Shurgaia
2024-01-01

Abstract

This paper presents linguistic and philological analyses of glossed medieval Georgian transcriptions of the Middle Mongol zodiac terms in the 14th-century anonymous ასწლოვანი მატიანე Asc’lovani Mat’iane (Chronicle of One Hundred Years), revealing unique details on Middle Mongol as attested in medieval Georgia. This is the first instalment of the authors’ joint research on this vastly important, largely untapped contemporaneous Georgian source on medieval Mongol language, culture and history.
2024
Inglese
87
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260
276
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Esperti anonimi
Middle Mongol language — Mongol Empire and its successor states — Mongol invasion of Georgia — medieval Georgian transcriptions of foreign languages — historical-comparative linguistics — Žamtaaγmc’ereli — Chronicle of One Hundred Years
Co-author: Andrew Shimunek (Endicott College of International Studies, Woosong University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea)
Internazionale
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Shurgaia, Gaga
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