Ongi Inscription, Problems and Suggestions
Mehmet Ölmez
Keywords: Old Turkic inscriptions, Ongi inscription
Abstract
The Ongi inscription was found in 1891, the same period when the Kül Tėgin and Bilge Kagan inscriptions were found. Although it was more readable and in a better condition when it was found, today the Ongi inscription is broken into three pieces and highly damaged. There have been numerous attempts to repair and decipher the inscription. The Ongi inscription, which is rather important with regard to its content and linguistic features, is now preserved in the Övörkhnagai Museum, Mongolia. My review in which I combined the previous works and my own fieldwork can be found below.