Letter of Rabdan
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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ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠲᠤᠷ ᠮᠡᠳᠡᠭᠴᠢᠳ ᠦᠨ ᠡᠷᠬᠡᠲᠦ ᠬᠤᠲᠤᠭᠲᠤ ᠭᠡᠲᠦᠯᠭᠡᠭᠴᠢ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᠤᠰᠢᠷᠢ ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠪᠠᠷ ᠣᠳᠤᠭᠰᠠᠨ ᠤ ᠱᠠᠵᠢᠨ ᠢ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ ᠮᠡᠲᠦ ᠶᠣᠰᠤᠭᠠᠷ ᠮᠠᠨᠳᠤᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠨ ᠮᠠᠨᠳᠤᠭᠤᠯᠤᠨ ᠰᠠᠴᠠ ᠬᠢᠵᠠᠭᠠᠷ ᠦᠭᠡᠢ ᠠᠮᠢᠲᠠᠨ ᠢ ᠲᠡᠭᠦᠰ ᠢᠶᠡᠷ ᠵᠢᠷᠭᠠᠭᠤᠯᠤᠭᠴᠢ ᠵᠢᠷᠭᠠᠭᠤᠯᠤᠭᠴᠢ ᠰᠠᠴᠢᠯᠠᠯ ᠰᠠᠴᠠᠯᠠᠯ ᠦᠭᠡᠢ ᠠᠭᠠᠷᠠᠸᠠᠷᠳᠢ ᠡᠵᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠭᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠠᠮᠤᠭᠤᠯᠠᠩ ᠢᠶᠠᠷ ᠠᠪᠠᠢ ᠥᠴᠦᠬᠡᠨᠷᠠᠪᠳᠠᠨ ᠬᠡᠮᠡᠬᠦ ᠨᠣᠶᠠᠨ ᠬᠦᠰᠡᠬᠦ ᠰᠡᠳᠬᠢᠯ ᠢᠶᠡᠷ ᠶᠡᠬᠡ ᠥᠷᠦᠰᠢᠶᠡᠯ ᠲᠦ ᠪᠣᠭᠳᠠ ᠡᠵᠡᠨ ᠡᠵᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠭᠡᠭᠡᠨᠡ ᠠᠶᠢᠯᠠᠳᠬᠠᠪᠠ
sayitur medegčid-ün erketü qutuγtu getülgegči manjusiri, sayibar oduγsan-u šajin-i naran metü yosuγar manduγul-un[=manduγulun], sača kijaγar ügei amitan-i tegüs-iyer jirγaγulugči[=jirγaγuluγči], sačilal[=sačalal] ügei cag`aravardi ejen-ü gegen amuγulang-iyar abai öčüken[+rabdan] kemekü noyan küsekü sedkil-iyer yeke örüsiyel-tü boγda ejen ejen-ü gegen-e ayiladqaba.
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ᠤᠷᠢᠳᠠ ᠳᠠᠨᠵᠢᠨ ᠬᠰᠢᠭᠤᠴᠢ ᠡᠴᠢᠭᠡ ᠮᠠᠨᠢ ᠳᠡᠭᠡᠷᠡ ᠡᠵᠡᠨ ᠳᠦ ᠦᠷᠭᠦᠯᠵᠢ ᠲᠠᠰᠤᠷᠠᠯ ᠦᠭᠡᠢ ᠪᠡᠯᠡᠭ ᠪᠢᠴᠢᠭ ᠪᠠᠷᠢᠵᠢ ᠪᠠᠷᠢᠵᠤ ᠶᠠᠪᠤᠳᠠᠭ ᠪᠢᠯᠡᠢ ᠪᠢᠯᠡ
urida danjin qоsiγuči ečige mani, deger-e ejen-dü ürgülji tasural ügei beleg bičig bariji[=bariju] yabudaγ bilei[=bile].
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ᠥᠳᠦᠭᠡ ᠡᠳᠦᠭᠡ ᠲᠡᠷᠡ ᠶᠣᠰᠤᠨ ᠢ ᠦᠯᠦ ᠲᠠᠰᠤᠯᠬᠤ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠲᠤᠯᠠ ᠡᠵᠡᠨ ᠳᠦ ᠪᠡᠯᠡᠭ ᠪᠢᠴᠢᠭ ᠪᠠᠷᠢᠪᠠ
ödüge[=edüge] tere yosun-i ülü tasulqu-yin tula ejen-dü beleg bičig bariba.
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ᠥᠳᠦᠭᠡ ᠡᠳᠦᠭᠡ ᠬᠦᠮᠦᠨ ᠢ ᠤᠴᠢᠷ ᠢᠶᠠᠷ ᠶᠠᠪᠤᠭᠰᠠᠨ ᠠᠴᠠ ᠪᠤᠰᠤ ᠳᠡᠭᠡᠷᠡ ᠡᠵᠡᠨ ᠳᠦ ᠬᠢᠷ ᠦᠢᠯᠡᠳᠬᠦ ᠶᠤᠮᠠᠨ ᠨᠢᠭᠡᠨ ᠪᠡᠷ ᠴᠦ ᠦᠭᠡᠢ
ödüge[=edüge] kümün-i učir-iyar yabuγsan-ača busu deger-e ejen-dü kir üiledkü yuman nigen ber čü ügei.
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ᠨᠢᠭᠡᠳᠦᠭᠡᠷ ᠬᠠᠮᠤᠭ ᠭᠡᠮ ᠪᠦᠭᠦᠳᠡᠢ ᠭᠢ ᠪᠦᠭᠦᠳᠡ ᠶᠢ ᠤᠵᠢᠯᠠᠨ ᠠᠭᠤᠴᠢᠯᠠᠨ ᠬᠠᠶᠢᠷᠠᠯᠠᠭᠰᠠᠨ ᠳᠤ ᠬᠣᠶᠤᠳᠤᠭᠠᠷ ᠢᠯᠠᠭᠤᠭᠰᠠᠨ ᠬᠤᠲᠤᠭᠲᠤ ᠱᠠᠵᠢᠨ ᠠᠮᠢᠲᠠᠨ ᠳᠤ ᠶᠡᠬᠡ ᠲᠤᠰᠠᠲᠤ ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠨ ᠵᠠᠷᠯᠢᠭ ᠪᠣᠯᠵᠢ ᠪᠣᠯᠵᠤ ᠢᠷᠡᠭᠡᠳ ᠪᠣᠱᠤᠭᠲᠤ ᠬᠠᠨ ᠲᠡᠷᠢᠭᠦᠯᠡᠨ ᠬᠠᠮᠤᠭ ᠥᠭᠡᠯᠡᠳ ᠦᠨ ᠶᠡᠬᠡ ᠪᠠᠭᠠ ᠪᠠᠭᠠ ᠨᠣᠶᠤᠳ ᠨᠣᠶᠠᠳ ᠪᠦᠭᠦᠳᠡᠢ ᠭᠢ ᠪᠦᠭᠦᠳᠡ ᠶᠢ ᠳᠡᠭᠡᠷᠡ ᠡᠵᠡᠨ ᠯᠦᠭᠡ ᠨᠢᠭᠡᠨ ᠲᠥᠷ ᠡ ᠲᠥᠷᠦ ᠱᠠᠵᠢᠨ ᠲᠠᠢ ᠪᠣᠯᠤᠭᠰᠠᠨ ᠳᠤ ᠶᠡᠬᠡᠳᠡ ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠰᠴᠤ ᠲᠩᠷᠢ ᠮᠡᠲᠦ ᠡᠵᠡᠨ ᠢ ᠨᠠᠰᠤᠨ ᠦᠷᠭᠦᠯᠵᠢᠳᠡ ᠲᠦᠰᠢᠵᠦ ᠳᠠᠭᠠᠶᠠ ᠪᠠᠰᠠ ᠴᠤ ᠶᠠᠮᠪᠠᠷ ᠨᠢᠭᠡᠨ ᠦᠭᠡ ᠢᠯᠠᠭᠤᠭᠰᠠᠨ ᠬᠤᠲᠤᠭᠲᠤ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠵᠠᠷᠯᠢᠭ ᠳᠤ ᠵᠠᠷᠯᠢᠭ ᠲᠤ ᠪᠤᠢ ᠬᠡᠮᠡᠨ ᠠᠶᠢᠯᠠᠳᠬᠠᠭᠰᠠᠨ ᠢ ᠶᠣᠰᠤᠭᠠᠷ ᠶᠠᠮᠪᠠᠷ ᠴᠢᠭᠡ ᠴᠢᠭᠢ ᠬᠠᠶᠢᠷᠠᠶᠢᠭᠢ ᠬᠠᠶᠢᠷ ᠠ ᠶᠢ ᠭᠠᠶᠢᠬᠠᠮᠰᠢᠭ ᠲᠤ ᠭᠠᠶᠢᠬᠠᠮᠰᠢᠭᠲᠤ ᠡᠵᠡᠨ ᠠᠶᠢᠯᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠠᠶᠢᠯᠠᠳᠤᠨ ᠰᠣᠶᠤᠷᠬᠠ
nigedüger qamuγ gem bügüdei-gi[=bügüde-yi] ujilan[=aγučilan] qayiralaγsan-du qoyuduγar ilaγuγsan qutuγtu šajin amitan-du yeke tusatu sayin jarliγ bolji[=bolju] ireged, bošuγtu qan terigülen qamuγ ögeled-ün yeke baγa[=baγ-a] noyud[=noyad] bügüdei-gi[=bügüde-yi] deger-e ejen-lüge nigen tör-e[=törü] šajin-tai boluγsan-du yekede bayasču tngri metü ejen-i nasun ürgüljide tüsijü daγay-a basa ču yambar nigen üge ilaγuγsan qutuγtu-yin jarliγ-du[=jarliγ-tu] bui kemen ayiladqaγsan-i yosuγar yambar čige[=čigi] qayirayigi[=qayir-a-yi] γayiqamsiγ-tu[=γayiqamsiγtu] ejen ayilad-un[=ayiladun] soyurq-a.
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ᠠᠶᠢᠯᠠᠳᠬᠠᠬᠤ ᠪᠢᠴᠢᠭ ᠦᠨ ᠪᠡᠯᠡᠭ ᠲᠦ ᠭᠤᠴᠢᠨ ᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠ ᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠ ᠬᠣᠶᠠᠷ ᠰᠢᠯᠦᠰᠦ ᠰᠢᠯᠦᠭᠦᠰᠦ ᠲᠠᠪᠤᠨ ᠮᠣᠷᠢ ᠬᠣᠶᠠᠷ ᠲᠡᠮᠡᠭᠡ ᠳᠡᠭᠵᠡᠬᠦ ᠰᠠᠷ ᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠰᠢᠨ ᠡ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠨ ᠥᠳᠦᠷ ᠡ ᠡᠳᠦᠷᠡ ᠬᠡᠷᠡᠯᠦᠨ ᠮᠥᠷᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠬᠢᠵᠠᠭᠠᠷ ᠠᠴᠠ ᠪᠠᠷᠢᠪᠠ
ayiladqaqu bičig-ün beleg-tü γučin bulaγa[=bulaγ-a], qoyar silüsü[=silügüsü], tabun mori, qoyar temege deγjekü sar-a-yin sin-e-yin sayin ödür-e[=edür-e] kerelün mören-ü kijaγar-ača bariba.