Mavi Boncuk | Édouard Chavannes (1865–1918) was a French sinologist. He is the writer of a seminal detailed study of Tang historical texts on the Turks, (Documents sur les Tou-kiue (Turcs) occidentaux. 1900)[1].
DOCUMENTS sur les TOU-KIUE (TURCS) OCCIDENTAUX, par Edouard Chavannes (French Edition) Download PDF
Calendars make the time systematic. The work of measuring the time deals mostly with celestial events and celestial body. The Turks has also developed a twelve-year animal cycle calendar on their own to measure the time. In this calendar, they named each year – a total of 12- an animal. Each 12 year period was called “müçe/müçö/müşel/müçöl”. In Turkoman and Kırghızs and Kazakhs, the names “yıl övürmek”, “jıl gayıruw”, “cıl sürüü” were given for counting of the year. Based on their observations, the Turks have given information both about the features of each year and about the effects of those years on human character.
See Also: Le cycle Turc des douze animaux / par Edouard Chavannes
Chavannes, Edouard, 1865-1918 Leiden : E.J. Brill, 1906. 74 p., 18 leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. | Includes bibliographical references.