Review of Tribal Symbols of Altai Kazakhs
Syeitkhan S. Samashev S.
2024Margulan Institute of Archaeology
Kazakhstan Archeology
2024#2024Issue 3262 - 273 pp.
Today, there is a lot of historical information about the use of signs by nomadic peoples since ancient times. It is unknown from what language the words tamga, tamaga, damga, used by the Turkic and Mongolian peoples originated. According to written sources, information about the sign is recorded in the Old Turkic language in the form tamγa or tamγačï, and in some Persian and Turkish sources, the words belgü, tuγraγ (tuγra), mühür, mör, tamγa, tavro, nişan are written in the meaning of a sign, a symbol. The concept of tamga was used differently or in the same way by the Turkic and Mongolian peoples, who had close ties since ancient times. From a historical point of view, the use of the symbol went through different stages of development. In particular, in different periods of the Stone Age, signs and symbols were used to designate certain sacred places, possession of weapons and various other things. However, in the Paleolithic-Neolithic period, although social organizations were not developed, signs were widely used, but their exact definition still requires scientific research. Archaeological excavations show that the tradition of using signs appeared in ancient times. Based on such historical and archaeological data, it can be assumed that the use of symbols among nomadic tribes began in the Bronze Age, possibly earlier. Despite the fact that at present, international studies have studied the traditions of the formation and use of signs, research on the history and use of signs among nomadic peoples is still insufficient. This article provides information about tanba and provides information on the meaning of the Kazakh tribes and the system of signs and symbols of the Altai Kazakhs.
Altai Kazakhs , clan-tribe , kazakh people , sign , tamga
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Institute of History and Ethnology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Bursa Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey
State Historical and Cultural Reserve-Museum Berel, village Zhambyl, Katon-Karagay district, East Kazakhstan region, Kazakhstan
Institute of History and Ethnology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences
Bursa Uludag University
State Historical and Cultural Reserve-Museum Berel
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