Zounuk - A Szolnok Megyei Levéltár Évkönyve 1. (Szolnok, 1986)

TANULMÁNYOK - Laszlovszky József: "Dedi eciam terram, que adiacet circa aquam, que vocatur Tiza" (Adatok az 1075-ös garamszentbenedeki oklevél helyneveinek lokalizálásához.) / 9. o.

JÓZSEF LASZLOVSZKY "Dedi eciam terram, que adiacet circa aquam, que vocatur Tiza" (Contributions to the localization of place-names in the deed of Garamszentbenedek from 1075) One of the main archive resources of the history of Hungary in the 11th century is the foundation deed of the Monastery of Garamszentbenedek. The royal document, issued in 1075, gives a view of the organization of a monastery holding of the era, and, at the same time, the areas endowed at different points of the country provide the research of local history with valuable data. These data are difficult to evaluate, due to the interpolated character of the document, its contents were altered by later intercalarions, hence the different parts can be related to the 11th century or to the following centuries of the Arpád-house era only after a very detailed analysis. The present summary tries to loacelize two partial holdings, the areas of Ság in today's Szolnok county (between Tiszaug and Tiszakürt) and of Pelu (between Tiszatenyő, Kengyel, Varsány, Szolnok). The results of archeological, topographical and environment-reconstructional works, having been carried out in the area, also contributed to the localization. Ság was a settlement of minor area, but rich and important for the monastery due to its significance as a fishing site and early market-site, exploiting the economic advantages of being a ford on the River Tisza. Its borders began at today's Tiszaug, and, advancing towards east, reached up to the sandy "hills" forming the central region of the Tiszazug (Tisza "hole"). Then it turned towards the north, and, following the water-courses which can still be traced today, expanded to Tiszakürt. The land named "Pelu" represented a much larger area, with several settlements arising later in the endowed part. Only part of the place-names, mentioned here, can be localized today, but the former extension of the holding can be demonstrated well. The analysis of these two descriptions of holdings have also revealed that those parts of the texts, having been considered as interpolations, carry many details originating from the 11th century. In the case of Ság, the description cannot be connected definitely to the deed of 1075, but in fact, it reflects the situation of the end of the 11th century. On the other hand, many details about Pelu (forms of names, technical terms and the character of the holding endowed) suggest that even the formulation could be made in the 11th century, but its contents must reflect that age. Localizations can be made more precise if, beside the complete collection of documentary sources, even more topographical observations and excavational results were available. 24