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<blockquote data-quote="tarchon" data-source="post: 1956409" data-attributes="member: 5990"><p>The original text seems not to refer to Teb Tengri as anything but the middle son of Mönglik (out of seven). "Teb Tengri" is given as an epithet to his given name, so it was obviously some kind of reference to his connection to Mönke Tengri, to whom TT himself claimed a speaking relationship. It's probably no coincidence that his father's name was Mönglik either - I think -l*k is an Altaic substantive suffix, so it might mean something like "Eternity." The tale of his execution also has a very shamanic flavor to it, with the Secret History uncharacteristically taking great pains to absolve Genghis Khan of a direct role in it. By way of contrast, it's notable that this official dynastic history openly admits that GK murdered his own brother over a petty childhood quarrel, and of course mercilessly slaughtered tens of thousands, so the whole thing gives you a sense that Teb Tengri's killing was regarded with great anxiety. It seems related to the noted superstitious dread Mongols had of spilling the blood of nobles, who were consequently killed with great care. In fact the graphic description of how TT is killed sounds rather bloodless, albeit painful.</p><p></p><p>At any rate, the Mongolian text seems to be lacking any informative terms for a distinct shaman or priest class. On the other hand, <em>boo</em> has a silent 'g' in the Classical script, so the word clearly has to predate the reduction of the 'g' in the later language.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tarchon, post: 1956409, member: 5990"] The original text seems not to refer to Teb Tengri as anything but the middle son of Mönglik (out of seven). "Teb Tengri" is given as an epithet to his given name, so it was obviously some kind of reference to his connection to Mönke Tengri, to whom TT himself claimed a speaking relationship. It's probably no coincidence that his father's name was Mönglik either - I think -l*k is an Altaic substantive suffix, so it might mean something like "Eternity." The tale of his execution also has a very shamanic flavor to it, with the Secret History uncharacteristically taking great pains to absolve Genghis Khan of a direct role in it. By way of contrast, it's notable that this official dynastic history openly admits that GK murdered his own brother over a petty childhood quarrel, and of course mercilessly slaughtered tens of thousands, so the whole thing gives you a sense that Teb Tengri's killing was regarded with great anxiety. It seems related to the noted superstitious dread Mongols had of spilling the blood of nobles, who were consequently killed with great care. In fact the graphic description of how TT is killed sounds rather bloodless, albeit painful. At any rate, the Mongolian text seems to be lacking any informative terms for a distinct shaman or priest class. On the other hand, [i]boo[/i] has a silent 'g' in the Classical script, so the word clearly has to predate the reduction of the 'g' in the later language. [/QUOTE]
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