s t e p h ' s d i c t i o n a r y o f t h e k h a z a r s m a p
  steph's dictionary of the khazars map  

I made this sometime in the spring of 1992, but I only came across this again now. It's the map I made of the book Dictionary of the Khazars by Milorad Pavic. You must read this book.

I kept promising to give the map to Justin, but never got around to it while he was reading it. So instead, I've htmlized it for anyone who might find it helpful. If any of you had any doubts about the extent of my anality, I'm sure they're all gone now. You have to understand, though, this is one of my favorite books.

Please be warned, the map might be riddled with errors. Transcribing what I wrote was a little bit difficult, especially because I've packed Khazars away for the summer already.

Blue is narrative connection, purple is reincarnative, and green is miscellaneous.

By the way, if you liked Dictionary of the Khazars, you might be interested in my book log.

                                                                 
 
Khazar Polemic
  
Khazar Polemic
 
Khazar Polemic
 
   
Christian Conversion
Rep: Cyril
Chronicler: Methodius
Date: 861 A.D.
Ruler: Kaghan
 		     
Islamic Conversion
Rep: Farabi Ibn Kora
Chronicler: Al-Bakri
Date: 737 A.D.
Ruler: Kaghan
 		     
Judaic Conversion
Rep: Sangari
Chronicler: Halevi
Date: 740 A.D.
Ruler: Kaghan
 		   
             
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
 
Kaghan's Conversion
     
    Princess Ateh convinces Kaghan to convert to respective religion.
Identifier: No thumbs. 		       
           
             
     
Haderash's Divestment
     
        Haderash divests Princess Ateh of her sex. Her hanguage is forgotten, but she makes parrots memorize her poems.       Al-Bakri temporarily replaces Mokadessa.  
             
             
     
Mokadessa's Imprisonment
   
Princess Ateh
reborn as
Lukaverich.		       Mokadessa, Princess Ateh's lover, is imprisoned in a cage. She replaces him every now and then with someone else.     Mokadessa reincarnated as Cohen.
           
             
             
Halevi compiles a dictionary            
             
                     
 
Reconstruction of
Dictionary
 
Reconstruction of
Dictionary
     
Reconstruction of
Dictionary
   
   
Christian Dictionary
Date: 17th century
Researcher: Brankovich--has two sons, searches for Adam, brother of Christ, good with sword, dreams of Cohen, collects parrots.
Nouns: God / Verbs: man 		     
Islamic Dictionary
Date: 17th century
Researcher: Masudi--dream hunter, searches for Adam Ruhani, traces Brankovich and Cohen. 		         
Judaic Dictionary
Date: 17th century
Researcher: Cohen--searches for Adam Cadmon, dreams of Brankovich, has glass nails, is half aged.
Nouns: Simon / Verbs: God 		   
                       
Brankovich hires Nikon Sevast as head calligrapher.           Masudi meets and talks with Akshany.           Cohen has affair with Lukaverich.    
 
Artists
     
Artists
       
Artists
 
      Nikon Sevast paints with his left hand.           Akshany plays a white tortoise-lute.           Lukaverich has two thumbs and likes blue, red, and yellow.          
                                 
          Branovich is killed.       Masudi is killed.   Cohen goes into a coma.              
                                   
                             
                           
    Nikon burned the dictionary, but Nikolsky memorized it and gave it to Daubmannus.           Daubmannus published the dictionary in 1691.          
                                 
        Brankovich reincarnated as Suk.           Masudi reincarnated as Muawia.       Cohen reincarnated as Schultz.      
     
Modern Conference
on the Khazars
       
Modern Conference
on the Khazars
   
Modern Conference
on the Khazars
     
       
Christian
Rep: Dr. Suk--needs egg to wake up. 		         
Islamic
Rep: Dr. Muawia--collects things, scarred Schultz's husband.		      
Judaic
Rep: Dr. Schultz--wrote letters, husband scarred by Dr. Muawia.		      
                       
                       
               
               
           
Researchers Meeting
   
      Akshany reincarnated as husband.       All the researchers meet at the house of Van der Spaaks.      
                 
               
         
Husband
   
    Nikon reincarnated as wife.     Husband plays the turtle-lute.      
             
           
   
Wife
   
    Wife paints with left hand.     Lukovich reincarnated as child.  
         
       
   
Child
 
        Child has two thumbs and likes red, blue, and yellow.    
         
         
     
Deaths
 
        Suk killed with pillow.
Muawia shot.
Schultz blamed for the deaths.		    
         
         
   
Witness
 
    The only witness was a Virginia Ateh.