Bain_Tsokto_inscriptions
Tonyukuk inscriptions
Turkic inscription in Nalaikh, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
The Tonyukuk inscriptions (Chinese: 暾欲谷碑), also called the Bain Tsokto inscriptions are Turkic inscriptions of the 8th century located in Nalaikh, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. They are the oldest written attestations of the Turkic language family, predating the Orkhon inscriptions (Khöshöö Tsaidam monuments) by several years.[1]