Comparative analysis - Hungarian runic script.

For the first time, the Sekler script is mentioned in the chronicle of Simon de Queza from 1282-1285, but the earliest examples of the Sekler runes are from the 15th century. The inscription from Homorodkaraxonfalva (Crechunel in Romanian) dates from before 1495. The first Sekler alphabet was found on the cover of an incunabulum from the Nikolsburg library (Mikulov, Czech Republic) and dates back to 1483. About 15 Sekler inscriptions are known before 1598, when J. Telegi wrote a short monograph on the runic script (Rona-Tas A. 1999). The origin of the Sekler runes has yet to be established. Comparisons have been attempted with the Orkhon-Yenisei script (Nemeth J. 1971) or the Don-Kuban inscriptions (Hosszu G. 2013). It is assumed that the forms of the letters a, f, o, and f came from the Greek alphabet with the mediation of the Slavic alphabets (Rona-Tas A. 1999).

The table below compares the 44 Murfatlar signs with the Sekler runes. Eight of the Murfatlar signs match in shape with letters of the Sekler alphabet.

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