Home›Sources›Umai (Encyclopedia of Religion, via Encyclopedia.com)SourcesUmai (Encyclopedia of Religion, via Encyclopedia.com)Denis Sinor, Encyclopedia of Religion, 1987Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Umai (Encyclopedia of Religion, via Encyclopedia.com)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/encyclopedia-com-umai.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Umai (Encyclopedia of Religion, via Encyclopedia.com). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/encyclopedia-com-umaiCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-umai-encyclopedia-of-religion-via-encycl, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Umai (Encyclopedia of Religion, via Encyclopedia.com)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/encyclopedia-com-umai}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXA reference entry on Umai, the Turkic and Mongol guardian deity of birth and infants named in the Old Turkic inscriptions of Mongolia.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (20 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Denis Sinor's Umai entry, originally written for Macmillan's Encyclopedia of Religion and reproduced by Encyclopedia.com, is by a leading specialist in Central Asian and Inner Asian studies, the middle tier reflecting a reference-work entry rather than a peer reviewed journal article, notwithstanding the author's genuine scholarly standing.NotesWell-attestedSigned by Denis Sinor, a historian of Central Asia and Inner Asian studies. Published in the Encyclopedia of Religion and reproduced by the commercial reference aggregator Encyclopedia.com (Gale). Reliable for Umai's attested role and her appearance in the Old Turkic inscriptions of Mongolia.CitationAuthorWell-attestedDenis SinorPublisherWell-attestedEncyclopedia.com (Gale, a Cengage Company), reproducing the Encyclopedia of ReligionPublication YearWell-attested1987URLWell-attestedhttps://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/umaiSource TypeWell-attestedreferenceCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithMongolia, Countries Well-attested This source names Mongolia directly: "in the Old Turkic inscriptions of Mongolia."Source Umai (Encyclopedia of Religion, via Encyclopedia.com)Denis Sinortier 2Mongols, Cultures Well-attested This source names Mongols directly: "A reference entry on Umai, the Turkic and Mongol guardian deity of birth and infants named in the Old Turkic inscriptions of Mongolia."Source Umai (Encyclopedia of Religion, via Encyclopedia.com)Denis Sinortier 2Claims Backed By This Source (20 claims)This source backs 20 claims across the atlas. As facts: 14 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds, 2 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicArticles, 10 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 connected, 2 general references.Sources, 10 claims: 8 well-attested, 2 holds.Well-attested14ArticlesPractices That Outlasted Every Regime ChangeThe Powers Beside the SkySourcesUmai (Encyclopedia of Religion, via Encyclopedia.com)Holds2SourcesUmai (Encyclopedia of Religion, via Encyclopedia.com)Connected2ArticlesPractices That Outlasted Every Regime ChangeThe Powers Beside the SkyGeneral References2ArticlesPractices That Outlasted Every Regime ChangeThe Powers Beside the SkyComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year