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The Carpathian Basin Rovas /kaːˈpeɪθjən ˈbeɪsn rovaːʃ/ script is an extinct writing system. It was 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 [[Rovas_Script_Family|family of the Rovas scripts]], it is close relative to the [[Khazarian Rovas]]. | The Carpathian Basin Rovas /kaːˈpeɪθjən ˈbeɪsn rovaːʃ/ script is an extinct writing system. It was 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 [[Rovas_Script_Family|family of the Rovas scripts]], it is close relative to the [[Khazarian Rovas]]. | ||
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| + | ==Relics== | ||
| + | * Silver mug of Kunágota (beginning of the 7th c.) - in Eurasian Avar | ||
| + | * Silver vessel of Ozora-Tótipuszta (last third of the 7th c.) - in Onogur | ||
| + | * Needle case of Jánoshida (last third of the 7th c.) - in Onogur | ||
| + | * Drinking cup of Kiskőrös-Vágóhíd (last third of the 7th c.) - in Onogur | ||
| + | * Rovas inscription of the Bow of Környe (end of the 7th c.) - in Hungarian | ||
| + | * [[Szarvas Rovas inscription]] (8th c.) - in Hungarian | ||
| + | * [[Nagyszentmiklos Rovas inscriptions]] (9th-10th c.) - mainly in Hungarian | ||
==Unicode== | ==Unicode== | ||
Revision as of 16:34, June 27, 2011
The Carpathian Basin Rovas /kaːˈpeɪθjən ˈbeɪsn rovaːʃ/ script is an extinct writing system. It was 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 Khazarian Rovas.
Relics
- Silver mug of Kunágota (beginning of the 7th c.) - in Eurasian Avar
- Silver vessel of Ozora-Tótipuszta (last third of the 7th c.) - in Onogur
- Needle case of Jánoshida (last third of the 7th c.) - in Onogur
- Drinking cup of Kiskőrös-Vágóhíd (last third of the 7th c.) - in Onogur
- Rovas inscription of the Bow of Környe (end of the 7th c.) - in Hungarian
- Szarvas Rovas inscription (8th c.) - in Hungarian
- Nagyszentmiklos Rovas inscriptions (9th-10th c.) - mainly in Hungarian
Unicode
Carpathian Basin Rovas has not yet been assigned a Unicode range. There is a proposal for encoding the script:
- 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
- Hosszú, Gábor (2011): Heritage of Scribes. The Rovas Scripts’ Relations to Eurasian Writing Systems. First edition. Budapest, ISBN 978-963-88437-4-6
- Rovas Writing Home Page: http://rovasirashonlap.fw.hu
- Rovas Info: http://rovas.info