Carpathian Basin Rovas
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The Carpathian Basin Rovas /kaːˈpeɪθjən ˈbeɪsn rovaːʃ/ script is an extinct writing system. It was revitalized in 2009. This scripts is a kind of the Hungarian scripts. Based on the archaeological relics the use of Carpathian Basin Rovas is proved in the 7th - 11th centuries. The clear majority of the historical texts on the relics are in Hungarian. However, there are some inscriptions also in Onogur, As-Alan, Slavic, and Eurasian Avar as well. The Carpathian Basin Rovas belongs to the family of the Rovas scripts, it is close relative to the Steppean Rovas.
Character repertoire
| Carpathian Basin Rovas character | Character name | Historical sound value | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | /a/ | Nagyszentmiklós | |
| B | /b/ | Szarvas, Nagyszentmiklós | |
| D | /d/ | Környe, Szarvas, Nagyszentmiklós | |
| FORKED E | /a/,/ɛ/ | Szarvas, Nagyszentmiklós | |
| F | /f/ | Szarvas | |
| SHORT G | /g/ | Szarvas | |
| H | /x/ | Nagyszentmiklós | |
| CH | /x/ | Nagyszentmiklós | |
| ANGLED I | /i/ | Szarvas | |
| ARCHED I | /i/ | Nagyszentmiklós | |
| J | /j/ | Szarvas | |
| OPEN K | /k/ | Szarvas, Nagyszentmiklós | |
| KUE | /ky/ | Nagyszentmiklós | |
| L | /l/ | Szarvas | |
| SIMPLE L | /l/ | Környe | |
| M | /m/ | Szarvas, Nagyszentmiklós | |
| N | /n/,/ɲ/ | Szarvas, Nagyszentmiklós | |
| NY | /n/,/ɲ/ | Nagyszentmiklós | |
| O | /o/,/u/ | Nagyszentmiklós | |
| GH | /ɣ/ | Környe, Szarvas, Nagyszentmiklós | |
| CLOSE R | /r/ | Szarvas, Nagyszentmiklós | |
| S | /ʃ/ | Nagyszentmiklós | |
| SZ | /s/ | Jánoshida, Ozora, Szarvas, Nagyszentmiklós | |
| CLOSE T | /t/ | Szarvas, Nagyszentmiklós | |
| ANGLED T | /t/ | Kunágota, Ozora, Környe, Kiskőrös | |
| U | /w/ | Nagyszentmiklós | |
| RAISED U | /o/ | Nagyszentmiklós | |
| UE | /y/ | Jánoshida, Szarvas, Nagyszentmiklós | |
| OPEN V | /β/ | Környe, Szarvas, Nagyszentmiklós | |
| Z | /z/ | Szarvas, Nagyszentmiklós |
The Carpathian Basin Rovas relics
- Silver mug of Kunágota[1]
- Date: the beginning of the 7th century[2]
- Language: (probably) Eurasian Avar
- Silver vessel of Ozora-Tótipuszta[3]
- Date: the last third of the 7th century
- Language: Ogur (probably Onogur)
- Needle case of Jánoshida[4]
- Date: the last third of the 7th century
- Language: Ogur (probably Onogur)
- Drinking cup of Kiskőrös-Vágóhíd[5]
- Date: the last third of the 7th century
- Language: Ogur (probably Onogur)
- Bow of Környe[6]
- Date: the end of the 7th century
- Language: Hungarian (the first known inscription in Hungarian)
- Szarvas Rovas inscription
- Date: second half of the 8th century
- Language: Hungarian
- Nagyszentmiklós Rovas inscriptions
- Pot fragment of Torja[7]
- Date: 11th c.
- Language: Hungarian
Unicode
Carpathian Basin Rovas has not yet been assigned a Unicode range. There are proposals for encoding the script:
- Dr. Gábor Hosszú (Hungarian Standards Institute):Code chart font for Rovas block, National Body Contribution for consideration by UTC and ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2, 2012-02-06
- Dr. Hosszú, Gábor (Hungarian Standards Institute) Proposal for encoding the Szekely-Hungarian Rovas, Carpathian Basin Rovas and Khazarian Rovas scripts into the Rovas block in the SMP of the UCS. National Body Contribution for consideration by UTC and ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2, 2011. December 15
- G. Hosszú: Proposal for encoding the Carpathian Basin Rovas script in the SMP of the UCS. National Body Contribution for consideration by UTC and ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2, January 21, 2011, revised: May 19, 2011, Universal Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set. ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2 N4006, http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc2/wg2/docs/n4006.pdf
References
- Németh, Gyula (1932): A nagyszentmiklósi kincs feliratai [The inscriptions of the Nagyszentmiklós treasure], In: Magyar Nyelv [Hungarian Language] Vol. XXVIII, N. 3-6, 1932, pp. 65–85 and 129-139.
- Bálint, Csanád (2002): A nagyszentmiklósi kincs [Treasure of Nagyszentmiklós]. In: História, Vol. 2002. No. 3, Budapest: História Foundation.
- Bóna, István (1984): A XIX. század nagy avar leletei. Die grossen Awarenfunde des 19. Jahrhunderts. Szolnok Megyei Múzeumi Évkönyv 1982-1983 (1984) pp. 81–160
- Vékony, Gábor (1987): Későnépvándorláskori rovásfeliratok a Kárpát-medencében [Rovas inscriptions from the Late Migration Period in the Carpathian Basin]. Szombathely-Budapest
- Vékony, Gábor (1987): Spätvölkerwanderungszeitliche Kerbinschriften im Karpatenbecken. Acta Acheologica Hungarica Vol. 39, pp. 211–256.
- Róna-Tas, András (1996): A honfoglaló magyar nép [The landtaking Hungarian nation]. Bevezetés a korai Magyar történelem ismeretébe [Introduction to the knowledge of the early Hungarian history]. Budapest: Balassi Kiadó, ISBN 963 506 106 4
- Gábor Hosszú (2011): Heritage of Scribes. The Relation of Rovas Scripts to Eurasian Writing Systems. First edition. Budapest: Rovas Foundation, ISBN 978-963-88437-4-6, fully available from Google Books at http://books.google.hu/books?id=TyK8azCqC34C&pg=PA107
- Rovas Writing Home Page: http://rovasirashonlap.fw.hu
- Rovas Info: http://rovas.info
- Rovaspedia: http://wiki.rovas.info/index.php/Carpathian_Basin_Rovas
Notes
- ↑ Garam, Éva (1976): Adatok a későavarkor és az avar fejedelmi sírok régészeti és történeti kérdéseihez. In: Folia Archeologica XXVII. évf. (~), 1976, pp. 143-144
- ↑ Bóna, István (1982-83): Szolnok Megyei Múzeumi Évkönyv 1982-83. vol. 98, p. 140
- ↑ Erdélyi, István and Ráduly, János (2010): A Kárpát-medence rovásfeliratos emlékei a Kr. u. 17. századig [The relics of the Carpathian Basin with Rovas inscriptions up to the 17th century]. Ed. István Erdélyi. Budapest: Masszi Kiadó. ISBN 978-963-9851-28-3
- ↑ Erdélyi, István (1958b): Новая руническая надпись из Венгрии [New Rovas inscriptions from Hungary]. In: Эпиграпхика Востока [Epigraphyka Vostoka], pp. 55-56
- ↑ Garam, Éva (1976): Adatok a későavarkor és az avar fejedelmi sírok régészeti és történeti kérdéseihez. In: Folia Archeologica XXVII. évf. (~), 1976, pp. 143-144
- ↑ Erdélyi, István (1961): Új magyarországi rovásfelirat [New Rovas inscription of Hungary]. In: Archeológiai Értesítő [Acheological Communications], pp. 279-280
- ↑ Székely, Zoltán (1996): Árpád-kori rovásjelek a Székelyföldről [Arpadian age Rovas signs from Szekelyland]. In: Acta Vol. I., Székely Nemzeti Múzeum [Szekely National Museum], Sepsiszentgyörgy, 1996, pp. 171-174
