Letter of Erke Bagatur 1691
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 ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ ᠡᠷᠬᠡ ᠵᠢᠨᠣᠩ ᠤᠨ ᠠᠶᠢᠯᠠᠳᠬᠠᠬᠤ ᠪᠢᠴᠢᠭ
ögeled-ün baγatur erke jinong-un ayiladqaqu bičig.
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ᠲᠩᠷᠢᠰ ᠦᠨ ᠡᠷᠬᠡᠲᠦ ᠬᠤᠷᠮᠤᠰᠲᠠ ᠮᠡᠲᠦ ᠠᠤᠭᠠ ᠬᠦᠴᠦᠨ ᠪᠤᠷᠢᠳᠦᠭᠰᠡᠨ
tngris-ün erketü qurmusta metü auγ-a küčün buridügsen.
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ᠲᠡᠭᠰᠢ ᠬᠠᠮᠤᠭ ᠪᠦᠬᠦᠨ ᠦ ᠡᠷᠬᠡ ᠳᠦᠷ ᠣᠷᠤᠭᠤᠯᠬᠤᠢ ᠪᠤᠶᠠᠨ ᠬᠡᠰᠢᠭ ᠲᠡᠭᠦᠰᠦᠭᠰᠡᠨ ᠳᠡᠯᠡᠬᠡᠢ ᠳᠠᠬᠢᠨ ᠢ ᠠᠰᠠᠷᠠᠨ ᠨᠢᠭᠦᠯᠡᠰᠦᠭᠴᠢ ᠭᠠᠶᠢᠬᠠᠮᠰᠢᠭ ᠲᠤ ᠳᠡᠭᠡᠳᠦ ᠪᠣᠭᠳᠠ ᠡᠵᠡᠨ ᠢ ᠥᠯᠮᠡᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠳᠡᠷᠭᠡᠳᠡ ᠪᠠᠲᠤᠷ ᠡᠷᠬᠡ ᠵᠢᠨᠣᠩ ᠤᠨ ᠠᠶᠢᠯᠠᠳᠬᠠᠯ
tegsi qamuγ bükün-ü erke-dür oruγulqui buyan kesig tegüsügsen delekei dakin-i asaran nigülesügči, γayiqamsiγ-tu degedü boγda ejen-i ölmei-yin dergede, batur erke jinong-un ayiladqal.
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ᠭᠠᠶᠢᠬᠠᠮᠰᠢᠭ ᠲᠤ ᠡᠵᠡᠨ ᠥᠷᠦᠰᠢᠶᠡᠵᠦ ᠶᠡᠬᠡ ᠱᠠᠩ ᠬᠦᠷᠲᠡᠭᠡᠭᠡᠳ ᠵᠠᠷᠯᠢᠭ ᠪᠠᠭᠤᠯᠭᠠᠵᠤ ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠨ ᠨᠤᠲᠤᠭ ᠲᠤ ᠰᠠᠭᠤᠯᠭᠠᠭᠰᠠᠨ ᠪᠦᠯᠦᠭᠡ
γayiqamsiγ-tu ejen örüsiyejü yeke šang kürtegeged jarliγ baγulγaju, sayin nutuγ-tu saγulγaγsan bülüge.
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ᠵᠠᠩᠵᠤᠨ ᠶᠡᠬᠡ ᠴᠡᠷᠡᠭ ᠢᠶᠡᠷ ᠢᠷᠡᠭᠰᠡᠨ ᠳᠦ ᠡᠰᠡ ᠮᠡᠳᠡᠵᠦ ᠠᠶᠤᠭᠠᠳ ᠡᠵᠡᠨ ᠢ ᠬᠡᠰᠢᠭ ᠦᠯᠦ ᠳᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠳᠡᠮᠡᠢ ᠳᠦᠷᠪᠡᠵᠦ ᠠᠶᠤᠭᠠᠳ ᠠᠵᠤ ᠲᠥᠷᠦᠬᠦ ᠪᠡᠨ ᠠᠯᠳᠠᠪᠠ
jangjun yeke čereg-iyer iregsen-dü ese medejü ayuγad, ejen-i kesig ülü daγan demei dürbejü ayuγad aju törükü-ben aldaba.
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ᠡᠵᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠶᠡᠬᠡᠳᠡ ᠥᠷᠦᠰᠢᠶᠡᠭᠰᠡᠨ ᠢ ᠰᠠᠨᠠᠵᠤ ᠪᠤᠷᠤᠭᠤ ᠰᠠᠨᠠᠭᠰᠠᠨ ᠦᠭᠡᠢ ᠤᠴᠢᠷ ᠠᠶᠢᠯᠠᠬᠠᠬᠤ ᠦᠭᠡ ᠪᠡᠨ ᠴᠥᠮ ᠣᠳᠤᠭᠰᠠᠨ ᠰᠠᠢᠨ ᠳᠤᠷ ᠬᠡᠯᠡᠭᠰᠡᠨ ᠭᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠳᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠠᠶᠢᠯᠠᠳᠤᠮᠤ ᠪᠠᠲᠤᠷ ᠡᠷᠬᠡ ᠵᠢᠨᠣᠩ ᠪᠢ ᠡᠨᠡ ᠲᠥᠷᠦᠯ ᠳᠦᠷ ᠢᠶᠡᠨ ᠡᠵᠡᠨ ᠢ ᠴᠢᠩ ᠦᠨᠡᠨ ᠰᠡᠳᠬᠢᠯ ᠢᠶᠡᠷ ᠰᠢᠲᠦᠬᠦ ᠮᠢᠨᠢ ᠦᠨᠡᠨ ᠡᠴᠦᠰ ᠲᠥᠷᠦᠯ ᠦᠨ ᠲᠤᠯᠠ ᠳᠠᠯᠠᠢ ᠪᠯᠠᠮ ᠠ ᠳᠤᠷ ᠴᠢᠩ ᠦᠨᠡᠨ ᠰᠡᠳᠬᠢᠯ ᠢᠶᠡᠷ ᠮᠥᠷᠭᠦᠬᠦ ᠮᠢᠨᠢ ᠦᠨᠡᠨ
ejen-ü yekede örüsiyegsen-i sanaju buruγu sanaγsan ügei učir, ayilaqaqu üge-ben čöm oduγsan sain-dur kelegsen, gegen-degen ayiladumu, batur erke jinong bi, ene törül-dür-iyen ejen-i čing ünen sedkil-iyer sitükü mini ünen, ečüs törül-ün tula dalai blam-a-dur čing ünen sedkil-iyer mörgükü mini ünen.
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ᠭᠠᠶᠢᠬᠠᠮᠰᠢᠭ ᠲᠤ ᠡᠵᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠬᠡᠰᠢᠭ ᠢᠶᠡᠷ ᠠᠯᠠᠰᠠ ᠨᠤᠲᠤᠭ ᠳᠤᠷ ᠠᠷᠪᠠᠨ ᠵᠢᠯ ᠦᠨ ᠳᠣᠲᠤᠷᠠ ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠵᠢᠵᠤ ᠵᠢᠷᠭᠠᠭᠰᠠᠨ ᠪᠦᠯᠦᠭᠡ
γayiqamsiγ-tu ejen-ü kesig-iyer alasa nutuγ-dur arban jil-ün dotur-a bayajiju jirγaγsan bülüge.
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ᠠᠯᠢᠪᠠ ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ ᠴᠥᠮ ᠭᠠᠶᠢᠬᠠᠮᠰᠢᠭ ᠲᠤ ᠡᠵᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ ᠤᠨ ᠲᠤᠯᠠ ᠬᠠᠶᠢᠷᠠᠯᠠᠬᠤᠯᠠ ᠮᠥᠨ ᠠᠯᠠᠰᠠ ᠨᠤᠲᠤᠭ ᠢ ᠥᠷᠦᠰᠢᠶᠡᠵᠦ ᠥᠭᠬᠦ ᠠᠵᠢᠶᠠᠮᠤ
aliba γajar čöm γayiqamsiγ-tu ejen-ü γajar-un tula, qayiralaqula mön alasa nutuγ-i örüsiyejü ögkü ajiyamu.
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ᠮᠢᠨᠦ ᠦᠭᠡᠭᠦ ᠶᠠᠳᠠᠭᠤ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ ᠬᠤᠷᠳᠤᠨᠠ ᠬᠦᠮᠦᠵᠢᠬᠦ ᠪᠣᠯᠤᠭᠠᠳ ᠰᠠᠷᠨᠢᠵᠤ ᠪᠤᠰᠠᠨᠢᠵᠤ ᠳᠡᠮᠡᠢ ᠣᠳᠤᠭᠰᠠᠨ ᠳᠡᠭᠦ ᠨᠠᠷ ᠮᠢᠨᠢ ᠡᠷᠢᠵᠦ ᠢᠷᠡᠬᠦᠢ ᠳᠦᠷ ᠪᠠᠰᠠ ᠬᠢᠯᠪᠠᠷ ᠮᠡᠲᠦ
minü ügegü yadaγu ulus qurdun-a kümüjikü boluγad sarniju busaniju demei oduγsan degü nar mini erijü ireküi-dür basa kilbar metü.
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ᠡᠵᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠲᠡᠵᠢᠭᠡᠭᠰᠡᠨ ᠬᠡᠰᠢᠭ ᠳᠦᠷ ᠪᠠᠲᠤᠷ ᠵᠢᠨᠣᠩ ᠪᠢ ᠪᠡᠶᠡ ᠠᠮᠢᠨ ᠢᠶᠠᠨ ᠲᠡᠪᠴᠢᠨ ᠬᠠᠷᠢᠶ ᠠ ᠲᠤ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ ᠢᠶᠠᠨ ᠰᠤᠷᠭᠠᠵᠤ ᠬᠦᠴᠦᠨ ᠥᠭᠰᠦᠭᠡᠢ
ejen-ü tejigegsen kesig-dür, batur jinong bi bey-e amin-iyan tebčin qariy-a-tu ulus-iyan surγaju küčün ögsügei.
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ᠳᠡᠭᠡᠳᠦ ᠡᠵᠡᠨ ᠨᠢᠭᠦᠯᠡᠰ ᠦᠨ ᠥᠷᠦᠰᠢᠶᠡᠵᠦ ᠠᠯᠢᠪᠠ ᠤᠴᠢᠷ ᠢ ᠮᠢᠨᠤ ᠢᠯᠭᠠᠬᠤᠯᠠ ᠵᠠᠷᠯᠠᠭ ᠠᠴᠠ ᠳᠠᠪᠠᠬᠤ ᠰᠡᠳᠬᠢᠯ ᠨᠢᠭᠡᠬᠡᠨ ᠴᠦ ᠦᠭᠡᠢ ᠪᠤᠢ ᠨᠠᠳᠤᠷ
degedü ejen nigüles-ün örüsiyejü aliba učir-i minu ilγaqula jarlaγ-ača dabaqu sedkil nigeken-čü ügei bui nadur.