The Choito-Tamir inscriptions (also called Hoyt Tamir texts or Taihar Rock writings) are inscriptions erected during

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period. According Louis Bazin, the inscriptions were erected between 753 and 756. There are over 200 inscriptions in the region, written in

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and

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s. The texts were found on Taihar rock. The rock is 39 meters high and located southeast from Hoyt Tamir river in

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. The inscriptions were first translated by

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:erimen qut berti :at yïl... : t.ay : eki : ...a : ay : :Teŋirde : qut bolm... : qan : elinde : :....... : qan : atïγ : .... öntürti : öŋre : :.....m : atïγ..üz : ...... :Teŋirken : alïp qutluγ : bilge qan :ögürig : begler bilig ün...iz :Alïpïtïm : .........qan beg q...bir :bir yeg...bir ay er...qaγan :ot...ay erim :teg...kü..... :Yünlüg qunčuy :...duš qunčuy :.... :.... :.... čur :... qa barïr :... qutluγ :bolzun :bičin yïl : yiti...nč : bir yegirmi :iki : gičig bačïγqa : baytaγ : :beš uy qara bašïγ : yaylatïm : :küzti : taňïn taš : sisyetim : :mun erimiŋ eli barïrmin :küŋlik bu yorïq

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