Uighur: Private Collection, Erdal I (Turki 4 + 5)
The land sale contracts of the late eleventh century published here are important for several reasons. First, they are the oldest known legal documents written in Turkish. Very many Uighur-Turkish civil documents were found in the more eastern parts of the Tarim basin, but none of those appear to be older than the thirteenth century. the Persian...
- IEDC ID
- 153
- Type
- Legal (Document)
- Number of Folios
- 1
- IEDC Input Date
- 17 Jun 2024
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Uighur: Private Collection, Erdal II (Turki No. 6)
The land sale contracts of the late eleventh century published here are important for several reasons. First, they are the oldest known legal documents written in Turkish. Very many Uighur-Turkish civil documents were found in the more eastern parts of the Tarim basin, but none of those appear to be older than the thirteenth century. the Persian...
- IEDC ID
- 154
- Type
- Legal (Document)
- Number of Folios
- 1
- IEDC Input Date
- 20 Jun 2024
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Uighur: Private Collection, Erdal III (Turki No. 7)
The land sale contracts of the late eleventh century published here are important for several reasons. First, they are the oldest known legal documents written in Turkish. Very many Uighur-Turkish civil documents were found in the more eastern parts of the Tarim basin, but none of those appear to be older than the thirteenth century. the Persian...
- IEDC ID
- 155
- Type
- Legal (Document)
- Number of Folios
- 1
- IEDC Input Date
- 24 Jun 2024
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Uighur: Private Collection, Erdal IV (Turki No. 3)
The land sale contracts of the late eleventh century published here are important for several reasons. First, they are the oldest known legal documents written in Turkish. Very many Uighur-Turkish civil documents were found in the more eastern parts of the Tarim basin, but none of those appear to be older than the thirteenth century. the Persian...
- IEDC ID
- 156
- Type
- Legal (Document)
- Number of Folios
- 1
- IEDC Input Date
- 24 Jun 2024
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Uighur: Private Collection, Erdal V (Turki No. 1 continued)
The photograph of a sheet whose upper edge is partly visible. The traditional way of folding such documents is best seen here: it was rolled and pressed flat; then the ends of this flattened cylinder were folded over to meet. By the way the folding lines run into the upper edge, it can be seen that the top was once longer but was torn away. The...
- IEDC ID
- 160
- Type
- Legal (Document)
- Number of Folios
- 1
- IEDC Input Date
- 08 Jul 2024
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