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{{WIP}}[[File:ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨ_ᠲᠣᠪᠴᠢ-1a.jpg|300px|thumb|right|The Eshkul Manuscript, discovered near [[Yashkul]] in 1704, is the oldest known copy of the poem. This section, lines 807–836, were the longest complete and unaltered lines of the poem until the Portnov scrolls were discovered in 1907.]] | {{WIP}}[[File:ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨ_ᠲᠣᠪᠴᠢ-1a.jpg|300px|thumb|right|The Eshkul Manuscript, discovered near [[Yashkul]] in 1704, is the oldest known copy of the poem. This section, lines 807–836, were the longest complete and unaltered lines of the poem until the Portnov scrolls were discovered in 1907.]] | ||
The '''Yashlaba''' ({{wp|Kalmyk language|Zalyk}}: Яшлабa), also known as '''Yaşlaba''', '''Jashlaba''', '''Yashla ba []''', '''Tam-[]''', or the {{wp|Ukrainian language|Soravian}} '''Bog-Khan''' is the ancient {{wp|epic poem}} of the {{wp|Kalmyk people|Zalyk people}} of [[Zalykia]], in western [[Soravia]]. In Estmerish, the poem is variously known as '''Yashla, and...'''{{ref label|a|a}} or '''Yashla and the []''', though the common name '' | The '''Yashlaba''' ({{wp|Kalmyk language|Zalyk}}: Яшлабa), also known as '''Yaşlaba''', '''Jashlaba''', '''Yashla ba []''', '''Tam-[]''', or the {{wp|Ukrainian language|Soravian}} '''Bog-Khan''' is the ancient {{wp|epic poem}} of the {{wp|Kalmyk people|Zalyk people}} of [[Zalykia]], in western [[Soravia]]. In Estmerish, the poem is variously known as '''Yashla, and...'''{{ref label|a|a}} or '''Yashla and the []''', though the common name ''Yashla'' is now frequently used. The poem's 2,466 lines tell the story of the mythical king Yashlaba protecting his people from a group of cunning [], who are manifestations of the {{wp|trickster god}} Gal. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
{{note|a}}a. Before the discovery of the Mantsin Script in 1830, the only surviving portion of the beginning of the poem was of the first two words {{MongolUnicode|ᡕᠠᠱᠯᠠ ᡋᠠ}} ("Yashla and"; found in the 1704 Eshkul Manuscript). The poem's opening line is now generally ascribed " | {{note|a}}a. Before the discovery of the Mantsin Script in 1830, the only surviving portion of the beginning of the poem was of the first two words {{MongolUnicode|ᡕᠠᠱᠯᠠ ᡋᠠ}} ("Yashla and"; found in the 1704 Eshkul Manuscript). The poem's opening line is now generally ascribed "Yashla, and his people". | ||
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The Yashlaba (Zalyk: Яшлабa), also known as Yaşlaba, Jashlaba, Yashla ba [], Tam-[], or the Soravian Bog-Khan is the ancient epic poem of the Zalyk people of Zalykia, in western Soravia. In Estmerish, the poem is variously known as Yashla, and...[a] or Yashla and the [], though the common name Yashla is now frequently used. The poem's 2,466 lines tell the story of the mythical king Yashlaba protecting his people from a group of cunning [], who are manifestations of the trickster god Gal.
Notes
^ a. Before the discovery of the Mantsin Script in 1830, the only surviving portion of the beginning of the poem was of the first two words ᡕᠠᠱᠯᠠ ᡋᠠ ("Yashla and"; found in the 1704 Eshkul Manuscript). The poem's opening line is now generally ascribed "Yashla, and his people".