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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]]. | ||
| − | == | + | == The Carpathian Basin Rovas relics == |
| − | * Silver mug of Kunágota (beginning of the 7th | + | * '''Silver mug of Kunágota'''<ref>Garam, Éva (1976): Adatok a későavarkor és az avar fejedelmi sírok régészeti és történeti kérdéseihez. In: Folia Archeologica XXVII. évf. (~), 1976, pp. 143-144</ref> |
| − | * Silver vessel of Ozora-Tótipuszta (last third of the 7th | + | ** ''Date'': the beginning of the [[7th century]<ref>Bóna, István (1982-83): Szolnok Megyei Múzeumi Évkönyv 1982-83. vol. 98, p. 140</ref> |
| − | * Needle case of Jánoshida (last third of the 7th | + | ** ''Language'': (probably) Eurasian Avar |
| − | * Drinking cup of Kiskőrös-Vágóhíd (last third of the 7th | + | * '''Silver vessel of Ozora-Tótipuszta'''<ref>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</ref> |
| − | * Rovas inscription of the | + | ** ''Date'': the last third of the 7th century |
| − | * [[Szarvas Rovas inscription]] | + | ** ''Language'': Ogur (probably Onogur) |
| − | * [[Nagyszentmiklós Rovas inscriptions]] | + | * '''Needle case of Jánoshida'''<ref>Erdélyi, István (1958b): Новая руническая надпись из Венгрии [New Rovas inscriptions from Hungary]. In: Эпиграпхика Востока [Epigraphyka Vostoka], pp. 55-56</ref> |
| + | ** ''Date'': the last third of the 7th century | ||
| + | ** ''Language'': Ogur (probably Onogur) | ||
| + | * '''Drinking cup of Kiskőrös-Vágóhíd'''<ref>Garam, Éva (1976): Adatok a későavarkor és az avar fejedelmi sírok régészeti és történeti kérdéseihez. In: Folia Archeologica XXVII. évf. (~), 1976, pp. 143-144</ref> | ||
| + | ** ''Date'': the last third of the 7th century | ||
| + | ** ''Language'': Ogur (probably Onogur) | ||
| + | * '''Bow of Környe'''<ref>Erdélyi, István (1961): Új magyarországi rovásfelirat [New Rovas inscription of Hungary]. In: Archeológiai Értesítő [Acheological Communications], pp. 279-280</ref> | ||
| + | ** ''Date'': the end of the 7th century | ||
| + | ** ''Language'': [[Hungarian]] (the first known inscription in Hungarian) | ||
| + | * '''[[Szarvas_Rovas_inscription|Szarvas Rovas inscription]]''' | ||
| + | ** ''Date'': second half of the 8th century | ||
| + | ** ''Language'': [[Hungarian]] | ||
| + | * '''[[Nagyszentmiklós_Rovas_inscriptions|Nagyszentmiklós Rovas inscriptions]]''' | ||
| + | ** ''Date'': 9<sup>th</sup>-10<sup>th</sup> c. | ||
| + | ** ''Language'': The clear majority of the inscriptions are in [[Hungarian]]; however, there are some (probably Onogur) words, three [[Slavic]] words and one As/Alan word. | ||
| + | * '''Pot fragment of Torja'''<ref>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</ref> | ||
| + | ** ''Date'': 11<sup>th</sup> c. | ||
| + | ** ''Language'': [[Hungarian]] | ||
==Unicode== | ==Unicode== | ||
Revision as of 17:44, July 2, 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.
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 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
- ↑ 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