The Bulgar title KANAΣYBIΓI: reconstructing the notions of divine kingship in Bulgaria, AD 822–836

This paper deals with the notions of divine kingship, formulated in the Bulgar title KANAΣYBIΓI. The author considers that ΣYBIΓI is the second part of the title and that it can be translated as ‘(ruler) from God’, from the Indo‐European *su‐and baga‐, i.e. *su‐baga, connected with notions such as ‘shining’, ‘glimmering’ etc., which were signs of the supreme celestial god.