A tamga [a] or tamgha (from Old Turkic: 𐱃𐰢𐰍𐰀, romanized: tamga, lit. 'stamp, seal') was an abstract seal or brand used by Eurasian nomads initially as a livestock branding, and by cultures influenced by them. The tamga was used as a livestock branding …

English: A tamga or tamgha "stamp, seal" is an abstract seal or stamp used by Eastern Eurasian nomadic peoples and by cultures influenced by them. The tamga was normally the emblem of a particular tribe, clan or family.

A Tamga was a sort of seal used by individuals, families, tribes and e... In this episode, we take a closer look at an important part of Turkic culture: Tamgas.

Stamp Seal: on the Face, "Tamga" in Double Line Technique, with Crescent above and Pellet on Either Side

Soviet Sinologist and Turkologist Yury Zuev based on the analysis of tribal names and tamgas from Tang Huiyao, identifies a number of ancient Central Asian Turkic tribes as Oghuz-Turkmen tribes, one of them is the Kay tribe, whom the Chinese knew as Xí 奚 (< MC * γiei).

The Novgorod Chronicle of 1251 worried: "Evil news came from Russia, that the Tatars desired the tamga and tithe on Novgorod," payment 6 of customs tax certified via a seal on merchandise. (Subsequently to enter the Russian language as tamozhnya .)

Find below a selective list of tamga (stone seal) sculpted by Steve E. Morel. The stone seals are widely used in Mongolia, especially on calligraphies or scriptures.

A tamga, or tamgha (Modern Turkish: damga, "stamp, mark, stigma, brand" ) is an abstract seal or device used by Eurasian nomad ic peoples and by cultures influenced by them. The tamga was normally the emblem of a particular tribe, clan or family.

This article examines the phenomenon of the so-called royal tamga signs issued on stone stelae in the Bosporan Kingdom in the 2nd and 3rd centuries CE. Tamgas were symbols commonly used by Eurasian nomads throughout the first millennium BCE.

A tamga or tamgha "stamp, seal" (Mongolian: тамга, Turkic: tamga) is an abstract seal or stamp used by Eurasian nomadic peoples and by cultures influenced by them. The tamga was normally the emblem of a particular tribe, clan or family.