The Archetypal Invariant of Cyclicity: Syntax, Myth and Gender as Topological Models of Continuity Based on the Example of Proto-Turkic Contacts and the Cult of Osiris
- Authors: Nurdubaeva A.R.1
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Affiliations:
- Temirbek Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts
- Issue: Vol 22, No 4 (2025): ON THE 90th ANNIVERSARY OF RUDN UNIVERSITY HONORARY DOCTOR OLZHAS SULEIMENOV
- Pages: 786-801
- Section: OLZHAS SULEIMENOV: INTEGRAL SIGN
- URL: https://journals.rudn.ru/polylinguality/article/view/48257
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.22363/2618-897X-2025-22-4-786-801
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/EZSZVZ
- ID: 48257
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Abstract
This interdisciplinary study investigates the universal archetypal principle of cyclicity, which manifests synchronously in historically and geographically unrelated systems. The research is grounded in a historical review that confirms the probable presence of Proto-Turkic groups within the polyethnic nomadic confederations of the Scythian-Siberian world in the Near East (7th-4th centuries BCE). Consequently, a hypothesis is advanced about potential channels for the transmission of deep, structural-topological models, moving beyond mere superficial lexical patterns (cf. “Өсіріс” in Kazakh - ‘cultivation’).The central focus of the analysis is the structural isomorphism of three distinct phenomena: the syntactic structure of the clitic “sw” in Late Egyptian, the mythological narrative of “death and rebirth” in the Osiris myth, and the social institution of the nomadic Turks (Kazakhs) - the clan system “Zheti Ata” (Seven Forefathers). The study analyzes these three systems as implementations of a single invariant - the principle of “reflexivity” and “closure.” This invariant is modeled using the topological figure of a torus (T²), where the topological rupture, represented as “death,” functions not as a destructive force but as a constitutive element that ensures the system’s integrity and continuity. Thus, the subject’s position in the mythological narrative, syntax, and social organization of the clan emerges not merely as a linguistic phenomenon but as a fundamental code for organizing the spatiality of being, constructing a unified complex of “topological grammar.” The methodology of “cultural topology” enables the revelation of this deep kinship, demonstrating how culture encodes universal archetypes within its multi-level texts.
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Assiya R. Nurdubaeva
Temirbek Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts
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Email: 01nurasya@gmail.com
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Candidate of Architectural Sciences
127 Panfilova St, 050000, Almaty, Republic of KazakhstanReferences
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