Letter of Erke bagatur
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 ᠵᠢᠨᠣᠩ ᠤᠨ ᠠᠶᠢᠯᠠᠳᠬᠠᠬᠤ ᠪᠢᠴᠢᠭ ᠡᠷᠬᠡᠲᠦ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᠤᠰᠢᠷᠢ ᠬᠤᠪᠢᠯᠭᠠᠨ ᠡᠰᠷᠦᠨ ᠲᠩᠷᠢ ᠮᠡᠲᠦ ᠡᠵᠡᠨ ᠪᠣᠭᠳᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠥᠯᠮᠡᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠳᠡᠷᠭᠡᠳᠡ ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ ᠡᠷᠬᠡ ᠵᠢᠨᠣᠩ ᠠᠶᠢᠯᠠᠳᠬᠠᠯᠤᠨ ᠠᠶᠢᠯᠠᠳᠬᠠᠯ ᠤᠨ ᠤᠴᠢᠷ ᠠᠨᠤ ᠡᠵᠡᠨ ᠢ ᠡᠵᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠬᠠᠶᠢᠷᠠᠯᠠᠭᠰᠠᠨ ᠨᠤᠲᠤᠭᠲᠤ ᠨᠤᠲᠤᠭ ᠲᠤ ᠠᠮᠤᠷ ᠰᠠᠭᠤᠲᠠᠯᠠ ᠰᠠᠭᠤᠲᠠᠯᠠ ᠬᠠᠨᠳᠤ ᠲᠠᠶᠢᠵᠢ ᠭᠠᠯᠳᠠᠨ ᠪᠣᠱᠤᠭᠲᠤ ᠠᠴᠠ ᠢᠷᠡᠭᠰᠡᠨ ᠭᠠᠯᠳᠠᠨ ᠳᠣᠷᠵᠢᠳᠤ ᠳᠣᠷᠵᠢ ᠳᠤ ᠬᠠᠪᠢᠶ ᠠ ᠳᠤ ᠬᠠᠪᠢᠶᠠᠲᠤ ᠰᠡᠷᠡᠩ ᠵᠠᠮᠰᠤ ᠲᠠᠶᠢᠵᠢ ᠬᠣᠶᠠᠭᠤᠯᠠ ᠡᠯᠳᠡᠮᠵᠢ ᠰᠤᠭᠤᠢ ᠠᠴᠠ ᠴᠡᠷᠢᠭ ᠮᠣᠷᠳᠤᠵᠢ ᠮᠣᠷᠳᠠᠵᠤ ᠣᠳᠪᠠ ᠭᠡᠵᠢ ᠭᠡᠵᠦ ᠰᠣᠨᠤᠰᠤᠭᠠᠳ ᠵᠢᠨᠳᠡᠮᠦᠨᠢ ᠡᠷᠬᠡ ᠨᠣᠶᠠᠨ ᠢ ᠨᠣᠶᠠᠨ ᠤ ᠬᠡᠪᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠬᠥᠪᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠡᠷᠳᠡᠨ ᠢ ᠡᠷᠳᠡᠨᠢ ᠡᠷᠬᠡ ᠲᠦ ᠡᠷᠬᠡ ᠳᠦ ᠬᠡᠯᠡᠭᠡᠳ ᠬᠤᠷᠢᠶᠠ ᠭᠡᠵᠢ ᠭᠡᠵᠦ ᠶᠠᠪᠤᠲᠠᠯᠠ ᠶᠠᠪᠤᠲᠠᠯᠠ ᠢᠲᠡᠭᠡᠳ ᠢᠲᠡᠭᠡᠭᠡᠳ ᠬᠠᠷᠢᠵᠢ ᠬᠠᠷᠢᠵᠤ ᠶᠠᠪᠤᠵᠢ ᠶᠠᠪᠤᠵᠤ ᠮᠠᠨᠳᠤ ᠵᠢᠳᠦᠳ ᠭᠡᠭᠵᠢ ᠭᠡᠭᠴᠢ ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ ᠲᠤ ᠤᠴᠠᠷᠠᠪᠠ
ögeled-ün baγatur jinong-un ayiladqaqu bičig, erketü manjusiri qubilγan esrün tngri metü ejen boγda-yin ölmei-yin dergede, baγatur erke jinong ayiladqalun[=ayiladqal-un] učir[=anu] ejen-i[=ejen-ü] qayiralaγsan nutuγtu[=nutuγ-tu] amur saγutala[=saγutal-a] qandu tayiji γaldan bošuγtu-ača iregsen, γaldan dorjidu[=dorji-du] qabiy-a-du[=qabiyatu], sereng jamsu tayiji qoyaγula eldemji suγui-ača čerig morduji[=mordaju] odba geji[=gejü] sonusuγad, jindemüni erke noyan-i[=noyan-u] kebegün[=köbegün], erden-i[=erdeni] erke-tü[=erke-dü] keleged quriy-a geji[=gejü] yabutala[=yabutal-a] iteged[=itegeged] qariji[=qariju] yabuji[=yabuju] mandu jidüd gegji[=gegči] γajar-tu učaraba.
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ᠬᠠᠨᠳᠤ ᠲᠠᠶᠢᠵᠢ ᠰᠡᠷᠡᠩ ᠵᠠᠮᠰᠤ ᠠᠴᠠ ᠲᠠ ᠶᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠢ ᠶᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠤ ᠲᠤᠯᠠ ᠢᠳᠡᠪᠡ ᠭᠡᠵᠢ ᠭᠡᠵᠦ ᠠᠰᠠᠭᠪᠠᠰᠤ ᠬᠠᠨᠳᠤ ᠲᠠᠶᠢᠵᠢ ᠰᠡᠷᠡᠩ ᠵᠠᠮᠰᠤᠶᠢᠨ ᠵᠠᠮᠰᠤ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠦᠭᠡ ᠢᠨᠤ
qandu tayiji, sereng jamsu-ača ta yaγun-i[=yaγun-u] tula idebe geji[=gejü] asaγbasu qandu tayiji, sereng jamsuyin[=jamsu-yin] üge inu.
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ᠳᠠᠨᠵᠢᠨ ᠡᠷᠳᠡᠨ ᠢ ᠡᠷᠳᠡᠨᠢ ᠬᠣᠶᠠᠷ ᠬᠡᠰᠡᠭ ᠠᠳᠠᠭᠤ ᠠᠪᠤᠭᠰᠠᠨ ᠢ ᠠᠪᠤᠭᠰᠠᠨ ᠤ ᠲᠤᠯᠠ ᠡᠯᠴᠢ ᠢᠯᠡᠭᠡᠭᠰᠡᠨ ᠢ ᠮᠠᠨᠢ ᠳᠠᠨᠵᠢᠨ ᠡᠷᠳᠡᠨᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠴᠡᠷᠢᠭ ᠮᠡᠨᠳᠦ ᠮᠣᠷᠳᠤᠭᠰᠠᠨ ᠮᠣᠷᠳᠠᠭᠰᠠᠨ ᠤᠴᠠᠷᠠᠭᠠᠳ ᠡᠯᠴᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠮᠠᠨᠢ ᠴᠠᠪᠴᠢᠵᠢ ᠴᠠᠪᠴᠢᠵᠤ ᠡᠯᠴᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠨᠥᠬᠦᠷ ᠡᠴᠡ ᠬᠦᠮᠦᠨ ᠳᠤᠲᠠᠭᠠᠵᠢ ᠳᠤᠲᠠᠭᠠᠵᠤ ᠢᠷᠡᠭᠡᠳ ᠮᠠᠨ ᠳᠤ ᠴᠡᠷᠢᠭ ᠮᠣᠷᠳᠤᠵᠢ ᠮᠣᠷᠳᠠᠵᠤ ᠠᠶᠢᠰᠤᠢ ᠭᠡᠬᠦᠳᠦ ᠭᠡᠬᠦ ᠳᠦ ᠠᠶᠢᠵᠢ ᠠᠶᠤᠵᠤ ᠦᠷᠭᠦᠭᠡᠳ ᠡᠯᠳᠡᠮᠵᠢ ᠰᠢᠭᠤᠢ ᠳᠤ ᠣᠷᠤᠭᠠᠳ ᠴᠡᠷᠢᠭ ᠮᠣᠷᠳᠤᠵᠢ ᠮᠣᠷᠳᠠᠵᠤ ᠵᠠᠬᠠ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ ᠠᠴᠠ ᠪᠠᠭᠠ ᠢᠳᠡᠪᠡ ᠪᠢᠳᠡ ᠭᠡᠨᠢ ᠮᠢᠨᠦ ᠦᠭᠡ ᠡᠵᠡᠨ ᠳᠦ ᠠᠶᠢᠯᠠᠳᠬᠠᠬᠤ ᠬᠣᠯᠠ ᠭᠡᠪᠡᠵᠢ ᠭᠡᠪᠡᠴᠦ ᠣᠶᠢᠷᠠ ᠣᠶᠢᠷᠠ ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠭᠰᠠᠨ ᠨᠠᠳᠠ ᠶᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠢ ᠶᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠤ ᠲᠤᠯᠠ ᠡᠰ ᠬᠡᠯᠡᠪᠡ ᠴᠢ ᠭᠡᠵᠢ ᠭᠡᠵᠦ ᠬᠡᠯᠡᠭᠡᠳ ᠪᠢ ᠵᠢᠷᠠᠨ ᠠᠮᠠ ᠬᠦᠮᠦᠨ ᠲᠠᠪᠢᠨ ᠲᠡᠮᠡᠭᠡ ᠦᠬᠡᠷ ᠠᠳᠤᠭᠤ ᠠᠨᠤ ᠬᠣᠶᠠᠷ ᠵᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠬᠣᠶᠠᠷ ᠮᠢᠩᠭᠠ ᠭᠤᠷᠪᠠᠨ ᠵᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠬᠣᠨᠢ ᠳᠣᠯᠤᠭᠠᠨ ᠪᠤᠤ ᠡᠳᠡᠨ ᠢ ᠪᠦᠲᠡᠭᠡᠵᠢ ᠪᠦᠲᠡᠭᠡᠵᠦ ᠠᠪᠤᠭᠠᠳ ᠢᠷᠡᠵᠢ ᠢᠷᠡᠵᠦ ᠠᠪᠤᠭᠲᠤᠨ ᠭᠡᠵᠦ ᠡᠯᠴᠢ ᠢᠯᠡᠭᠡᠪᠡ
danjin erden-i[=erdeni] qoyar keseg adaγu abuγsan-i[=abuγsan-u] tula elči ilegegsen-i mani danjin erdeni-yin čerig mendü morduγsan[=mordaγsan] učaraγad elči-yin mani čabčiji[=čabčiju] elči-yin nökür-eče kümün dutaγaji[=dutaγaju] ireged, man-du čerig morduji[=mordaju] ayisui geküdü[=gekü-dü] ayiji[=ayuju] ürgüged, eldemji siγui-du oruγad, čerig morduji[=mordaju], jaq-a ulus-ača baγ-a idebe bide geni, minü üge ejen-dü ayiladqaqu qola gebeji[=gebečü] oyira[=oyir-a] bayiγsan nada yaγun-i[=yaγun-u] tula es kelebe či geji[=gejü] keleged bi jiran am-a kümün, tabin temege, üker aduγu anu qoyar jaγun, qoyar mingγa γurban jaγun qoni, doluγan buu eden-i bütegeji[=bütegejü] abuγad ireji[=irejü] abuγtun gejü elči ilegebe.
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ᠪᠢ ᠶᠡᠬᠡ ᠪᠤᠷᠤᠭᠤ ᠵᠥᠪ ᠢ ᠢᠨᠦ ᠡᠵᠡᠨ ᠳᠦ ᠠᠶᠢᠯᠠᠳ ᠠᠶᠢᠯᠠᠳ ᠪᠠᠰᠠ ᠡᠯᠴᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠠᠮᠠᠨ ᠳᠤ ᠠᠶᠢᠯᠠᠳᠬᠠᠬᠤ ᠦᠭᠡ ᠪᠤᠢ
bi yeke buruγu jöb-i inü ejen-dü ayilad ayilad, basa elči-yin aman-du ayiladqaqu üge bui.