Based on systematically-collected data related to the character “yan 盐” in the writing of the Warring States period, the present paper makes the paleographic argument that the character“ ”in the inscriptions of C...Based on systematically-collected data related to the character “yan 盐” in the writing of the Warring States period, the present paper makes the paleographic argument that the character“ ”in the inscriptions of Chu State slips from Baoshan is just “盐”. This is a character with associative compounds. It is made up of “lu卤” and “min 皿”, meaning making salt by boiling salty water. The exact identification of this character will much contribute to the understanding of the characters for “salt” in other writings of ancient China. The seal “ Xi (Xi) Yan Zhi Xi (徙)盐之玺”, i.e. “Seal of Salt Circulation”, was an official seal used in the course of salt circulation for the purpose to ensure regular salt trade and effective taxation and to avoid the repetition of tax levy.展开更多
The bamboo slips of sacrificial-offering album from Baoshan Tomb No. 2 in Jingmen, Hubei Province were put into distinct tomb chambers separately. The second character of the second division (Nos. 265 and 266) which w...The bamboo slips of sacrificial-offering album from Baoshan Tomb No. 2 in Jingmen, Hubei Province were put into distinct tomb chambers separately. The second character of the second division (Nos. 265 and 266) which was interpreted as Zhao兆 by the staffs of the bamboo slip recovering group should be interpreted as Mao卯. The suggestion that the terms of Damao大卯 should be read as Dapao大庖 is convincing, and the vessels of Dapao referred to the utensils handled by the cooks in the kitchen. According to our regulation of the order of the bamboo slips and proposal of recovering the disconnected pieces, the fourth division (Nos.259 to 264) should be constituted into four slips, and the order of them is Nos. 259, 263/264, 260-1/262 and 261/260-2 (/means that the front and rear portions of the slips that can be constituted).展开更多
文摘Based on systematically-collected data related to the character “yan 盐” in the writing of the Warring States period, the present paper makes the paleographic argument that the character“ ”in the inscriptions of Chu State slips from Baoshan is just “盐”. This is a character with associative compounds. It is made up of “lu卤” and “min 皿”, meaning making salt by boiling salty water. The exact identification of this character will much contribute to the understanding of the characters for “salt” in other writings of ancient China. The seal “ Xi (Xi) Yan Zhi Xi (徙)盐之玺”, i.e. “Seal of Salt Circulation”, was an official seal used in the course of salt circulation for the purpose to ensure regular salt trade and effective taxation and to avoid the repetition of tax levy.
文摘The bamboo slips of sacrificial-offering album from Baoshan Tomb No. 2 in Jingmen, Hubei Province were put into distinct tomb chambers separately. The second character of the second division (Nos. 265 and 266) which was interpreted as Zhao兆 by the staffs of the bamboo slip recovering group should be interpreted as Mao卯. The suggestion that the terms of Damao大卯 should be read as Dapao大庖 is convincing, and the vessels of Dapao referred to the utensils handled by the cooks in the kitchen. According to our regulation of the order of the bamboo slips and proposal of recovering the disconnected pieces, the fourth division (Nos.259 to 264) should be constituted into four slips, and the order of them is Nos. 259, 263/264, 260-1/262 and 261/260-2 (/means that the front and rear portions of the slips that can be constituted).
