Tarim Basin Helmets (translation from German)

[Druzhina]

I had a link on my Tokharians and Uighurs of the City States of Central Asia in Frescos etc from the Tarim Basin site to a page featuring helmets in Bilderatlas zur Kunst und Kulturgeschichte Mittel-Asiens by Albert von Le Coq. I have upgraded this to a page on helmets from Tumshuk, Kizil & Chotscho with a translation of the German text. I would appreciate any suggestions for the translation as the source has some difficult German words.

MIRROR SITE
Tokharians and Uighurs of the City States of Central Asia in Frescos etc from the Tarim Basin
helmets from Tumshuk, Kizil & Chotscho

Druzhina
Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

[H. İhsan Erkoç]

Very nice, thank you.

[Temüjin]

the first three are good, the forth one could be improved.

Gelber spitzkegelförmiger Helm.

'spitzkegel' is basically a pointed cone, so a pointed conical helmet.

Blaue am Helmrand befestigte, nur d. Augen freilassende Helmbrünne aus Plättchenpanzer (?)

i think there is a comma missing behind "blaue", because that alone doesn't mean anything in german, but with a comma it would refer to the "helmbrünne", thus meaning blue composite helmet of lamellar, as i think "plättchenpanzer" (literally: armour of small plates) refers to lamellar here.

kurzärmeliger Panzer aus gelbroten am unteren Ende gelben, rechteckigen, senkrecht stehenden Plättchen zwischen horizontalen Rohleder (?)-Streifen.

i think "gelbrot" here refers to a shade of yellowish red, if he meant red AND yellow, he would have said that. but i could be wrong, i can't tell by the b/w picture. "rohleder" i think must refer here to hardened (boiled) leather.

Schwarze Lanze mit (nicht mitabgebildeter) roter, mit d. Zipfeln angeknüpfter Fahne.

"nicht mitabgebildet" means not depicted. the red refers to the color of the flag.


i hope that helps

[Azadan Januspar]

Yes, you are right about the "Plättchenpanze". And thanks Druzhina for the share! Sassanid helmets presented wide variety of forms with horns and wings. Although I have seen some reconstructions of the Sassanid horsemen also wearigng the Lamellar armor which also was in fashion during the time of the Parthians.

[Druzhina]

Thanks Baysongor, I will make some changes.

Druzhina
8th Century Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers