湖北随州叶家山新出西周曾国铜器及相关问题

Bronzes of the Zeng State of Western Zhou Unearthed from Yejiashan Graveyard in Suizhou,Hubei,and Related Historical Problems

湖北随州叶家山西周墓地出土的一批有铭铜器具有重要的学术价值。本文根据考古材料对主要铜器铭文进行了释读,进而讨论西周早期曾国的政治中心及曾与鄂的问题,认为西周早期曾国的政治中心应在今漂水下游南岸的庙台子遗址;西周早期曾与鄂两国一度同时并存于汉东地区,曾国主要地望应在漂水下游以东区域,而鄂国则应在其西约25公里的溠水流域。

The discovery of the inscribed bronzes from the Yejiashan graveyard in Suizhou,Hubei,is of great academic value.This essay presents textual research on the inscriptions on several important bronzes,based on the materials published so far.It goes on to discuss the political center of the Zeng State in the early Western Zhou,and the relationship between the states of Zeng and E.The authors conclude that the political center of the Zeng State was likely located at the Miaotaizi site in the lower reaches of the modern Piao River,on the southern bank.They also infer that the Zeng State and the E State coexisted in the Handong area during the early Western Zhou.The Zeng State was likely centered to the east of the lower reaches of the Piao River,and to its southwest,the E State was about 25 kilometers away,located in the Zha River basin.