Letter of Cerendorj
Reconstruction, not a copy of the monument: the Mongolian-script text is generated automatically from the transcription in modern Unicode spelling. The orthography of pre-classical documents differed; consult the facsimile and the edition.
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ᠥᠭᠡᠯᠡᠳ ᠦᠨ ᠡᠷᠢᠩ ᠳᠣᠷᠵᠢ ᠨᠣᠶᠠᠨ ᠤ ᠠᠶᠢᠯᠠᠳᠬᠠᠬᠤ ᠪᠢᠴᠢᠭ ᠳᠡᠭᠡᠳᠦ ᠶᠡᠬᠡ ᠥᠷᠦᠰᠢᠶᠡᠯᠲᠦ ᠪᠣᠭᠳᠠ ᠡᠵᠡᠨ ᠢ ᠡᠵᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠭᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠳᠦ ᠠᠶᠢᠯᠠᠳᠬᠠᠯ
ögeled-ün cering dorji noyan-u ayiladqaqu bičig, degedü yeke örüsiyeltü boγda ejen-i[=ejen-ü] gegen-dü ayiladqal.
2
ᠮᠡᠳᠡᠭᠦᠯᠬᠦᠢ ᠤᠴᠢᠷ ᠠᠨᠤ ᠡᠷᠲᠡ ᠱᠢᠰᠤ ᠪᠣᠭᠳᠠ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠠᠴᠠ ᠡᠳᠦᠭᠡ ᠬᠦᠷᠲᠡᠯᠡ ᠬᠦᠷᠲᠡᠯᠡ ᠳᠡᠷᠡ ᠳᠡᠭᠡᠷᠡ ᠡᠵᠡᠨ ᠳᠦ ᠪᠡᠯᠡᠭ ᠪᠢᠴᠢᠭ ᠦᠷᠭᠦᠯᠵᠢ ᠪᠠᠷᠢᠵᠢ ᠪᠠᠷᠢᠵᠤ ᠶᠠᠪᠤᠳᠠᠭ ᠪᠢᠯᠡ
medegülküi učir anu erte šisu boγda qaγan-ača, edüge kürtele[=kürtel-e] dere[=deger-e] ejen-dü beleg bičig ürgülji bariji[=bariju] yabudaγ bile.
3
ᠡᠳᠦᠭᠡ ᠢᠯᠠᠭᠤᠭᠰᠠᠨ ᠬᠤᠲᠤᠭᠲᠤ ᠲᠥᠷᠦ ᠰᠠᠰᠢᠨ ᠳᠤ ᠱᠠᠰᠢᠨ ᠳᠤ ᠶᠡᠬᠡ ᠲᠤᠰᠠᠲᠠᠢ ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠨ ᠵᠠᠷᠯᠢᠭ ᠪᠣᠯᠵᠢ ᠪᠣᠯᠵᠤ ᠵᠣᠬᠢᠷᠠᠭᠤᠯᠤᠨ ᠨᠡᠶᠢᠯᠡᠭᠦᠯᠦᠭᠰᠡᠨ ᠳᠦ ᠶᠡᠬᠡᠳᠡ ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠰᠵᠤ ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠰᠴᠤ ᠨᠣᠭᠤᠨ ᠳᠠᠷᠠ ᠬᠠᠲᠤᠨ ᠡᠷᠢᠩ ᠳᠣᠷᠵᠢ ᠨᠣᠶᠠᠨ ᠬᠣᠶᠤᠷ ᠬᠣᠶᠠᠷ ᠡᠵᠡᠨ ᠢ ᠡᠵᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠠᠮᠤᠭᠤᠯᠠᠩ ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠨ ᠢ ᠡᠷᠢᠲᠦᠭᠡᠢ ᠭᠡᠵᠢ ᠭᠡᠵᠦ ᠭᠦᠨᠴᠦᠭ ᠨᠡᠷᠡᠲᠦ ᠭᠢ ᠨᠡᠷᠡᠲᠦ ᠶᠢ ᠢᠯᠡᠭᠡᠪᠡ
edüge ilaγuγsan qutuγtu törü sasin-du[=šasin-du] yeke tusatai sayin jarliγ bolji[=bolju] jokiraγulun neyilegülügsen-dü, yekede bayasju[=bayasču], noγun dara qatun cering dorji noyan qoyur[=qoyar], ejen-i[=ejen-ü] amuγulang sayin-i eritügei geji[=gejü] günčüg neretü-gi[=neretü-yi] ilegebe.
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ᠶᠠᠪᠤᠳᠠᠯ ᠤᠨ ᠤᠴᠢᠷ ᠬᠦᠮᠦᠨ ᠢ ᠬᠦᠮᠦᠨ ᠦ ᠮᠠᠭᠤ ᠦᠶᠢᠯᠡ ᠬᠡᠷᠡᠭ ᠤᠴᠢᠷ ᠠᠴᠠ ᠪᠤᠰᠤ ᠮᠡᠨᠳᠦ ᠳᠡᠷᠡ ᠳᠡᠭᠡᠷᠡ ᠡᠵᠡᠨ ᠳᠦ ᠰᠠᠨᠠᠬᠤ ᠶᠠᠭᠤᠮᠠ ᠶᠠᠭᠤᠮᠠ ᠨᠢᠭᠡᠨ ᠴᠦ ᠦᠭᠡᠢ
yabudal-un učir kümün-i[=kümün-ü] maγu üyile kereg učir-ača, busu mendü, dere[=deger-e] ejen-dü sanaqu yaγuma[=yaγum-a] nigen čü ügei.
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ᠪᠠᠰᠠ ᠨᠢᠭᠡᠨ ᠲᠦᠮᠡᠨ ᠡᠷᠦᠬᠡ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ ᠲᠡᠷᠡ ᠡᠵᠡᠨ ᠢ ᠨᠠᠰᠤᠳᠠ ᠲᠦᠰᠢᠵᠢ ᠲᠦᠰᠢᠵᠦ ᠳᠠᠭᠠᠵᠢ ᠳᠠᠭᠠᠵᠤ ᠶᠠᠪᠤᠶᠠ ᠭᠡᠵᠢ ᠭᠡᠵᠦ ᠰᠠᠨᠠᠨᠠᠮ
basa nigen tümen erüke ulus tere ejen-i nasuda tüsiji[=tüsijü] daγaji[=daγaju] yabuy-a geji[=gejü] sananam.
7
ᠶᠠᠮᠪᠠᠷ ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠨ ᠬᠠᠶᠢᠷᠠᠨ ᠬᠠᠶᠢᠷᠠ ᠵᠠᠷᠯᠢᠭ ᠢ ᠲᠣᠳᠤᠷᠬᠤᠢ ᠠᠶᠢᠯᠠᠳ ᠠᠶᠢᠯᠠᠳ
yambar sayin qayiran[=qayir-a] jarliγ-i todurqui ayilad ayilad.