In article <1992Dec29.020624.23066@sol.ctr.columbia.edu> deniz@mandolin.ctr.columbia.edu (Deniz Akkus) writes:
>In an earlier article I gave the date of the earliest Turkic writings to
>be 3rd century AD. This is incorrect, they date from 732 AD, written in
>the "runic" Gokturk script. The script itself is guessed to date from
>7th or 6th century AD by Barthold.
>
>Sorry for the mistake and thanks to those pointing it out.
>
>regards,
>Deniz Akkus deniz@ctr.columbia.edu
Just for information:
There is a Turkic translation of the SUTRA OF NIRVANA commissiond by one of the rulers of the Northern Ch'i dynasty, the dynasty which between 550 and 577 held sway over present-day Honan. "Sutra" is a text, the contents of which are supposed to drive directly from the preachings of Buddha.