ΒΟΥΗΛΑ
Undetermined
Particle
ΒΟΥΗΛΑ (bouēla or bouila)
- The first word of the Buyla inscription, generally interpreted as a Turkic personal name.
- ΒΟΥΗΛΑ ΖΟΑΠΑΝ ΤΕΣΗ ΔΥΓΕΤΟΙΓΗ ΒΟΥΤΑΟΥΛ ΖΩΑΠΑΝ ΤΑΓΡΟΓΗ ΗΤΖΙΓΗ ΤΑΙΣΗ
- The meaning of this inscription is uncertain. Suggestions include:
- Boila zoapan finished this bowl [this drinking cup], which Boutaoul zoapan made suitable for hanging up. (Vilhelm Thomsen, quoted by László and Rácz)
- Boila chaban's bowl, which was made to his order; Boutaoul had a buckle made for it, and this is his bowl. (Gyula Németh, quoted by László and Rácz)
- Bouila zoapan made this cup; Boutaul Zoapan made this cup suitable for drinking from. (Nikola Mavrodinov, quoted by László and Rácz)
- The meaning of this inscription is uncertain. Suggestions include:
- ΒΟΥΗΛΑ ΖΟΑΠΑΝ ΤΕΣΗ ΔΥΓΕΤΟΙΓΗ ΒΟΥΤΑΟΥΛ ΖΩΑΠΑΝ ΤΑΓΡΟΓΗ ΗΤΖΙΓΗ ΤΑΙΣΗ
References
- Gyula Moravcsik, Byzantinoturcica: Sprachreste der Türkvölker in den byzantinischen Quellen (1983)