Manuscript from Temska Monastery
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The Manuscript from Temska Monastery is a collection of writings from 1764. The manuscript is composed of the monk of Pirot
Cyril Zhivkovich
(1730 - 1807) in the Temska Monastery near the village of Temska
, in Pirot
district. The title of the manuscript is "Из душевного обреда в’ неделных днех слова избрана. На прости язык болгарскій". - "Selected words from the weekly mental rituals. In simple Bulgarian language". The Manuscript from Temska Monastery consists from 232 sheets, where 34 witings are collected. The basic languages of the manuscript are Torlakian dialect
and Church Slavonic with some Russian
influences. This manuscript is an monument, reflecting the state of transitional dialects between Bulgarian and Serbian in the middle of 18th century. Today this manuscript is stored in the Library of Matica Srpska
in Novi Sad
under № PP 169.
Pirot
Pirot is a town and municipality located in south-eastern Serbia. According to 2011 census, the town has a total population of 38,432, while the population of the municipality is 57,911...
Cyril Zhivkovich
Cyril Zhivkovich
Cyril Zhivkovich ; was a Bulgarian cleric and writer.As Cyril noted, he was born "in the city of Pirot, in the Bulgarian lands, in the Summer of the year 1730". He wrote in total two manuscripts and published two printed books. Most prominent from his writings is the Manuscript from Temska...
(1730 - 1807) in the Temska Monastery near the village of Temska
Temska
Temska is a village in the municipality of Pirot, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 908 people....
, in Pirot
Pirot
Pirot is a town and municipality located in south-eastern Serbia. According to 2011 census, the town has a total population of 38,432, while the population of the municipality is 57,911...
district. The title of the manuscript is "Из душевного обреда в’ неделных днех слова избрана. На прости язык болгарскій". - "Selected words from the weekly mental rituals. In simple Bulgarian language". The Manuscript from Temska Monastery consists from 232 sheets, where 34 witings are collected. The basic languages of the manuscript are Torlakian dialect
Torlakian dialect
Torlakian or Torlak is a name given to the group of South Slavic dialects of southeastern Serbia , northeastern Macedonia , western Bulgaria , which is intermediate between Serbian, Bulgarian and Macedonian.Some linguists classify it as an Old-Shtokavian dialect of Serbian or a fourth dialect of...
and Church Slavonic with some Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
influences. This manuscript is an monument, reflecting the state of transitional dialects between Bulgarian and Serbian in the middle of 18th century. Today this manuscript is stored in the Library of Matica Srpska
Matica srpska
The Matica srpska is the oldest cultural-scientific institution of Serbia. Matica srpska was founded in 1826 in Budapest and moved to Novi Sad in 1864....
in Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
under № PP 169.
Sources
- Василев, В.П. Темският ръкопис – български езиков паметник от 1764 г, Paleobulgarica, IX (1986), кн. 1, с. 49-72.
- Василев, В.П. За диалектната основа на един ръкопис от 18 век, в: Българският език през ХХ век, София 2001, с. 280-283.