清华简《筮法》“楒■”试释

A Tentative Interpretation of “Sixiu 楒■” in the Shi fa Chapter on the Tsinghua Bamboo SlipsChinese Full Text

清华大学藏战国竹简《筮法·祟》章所见“艮祟”之鬼神名“楒■”,当读作“蚩尤”。“蚩尤”之读,与《祟》章所见鬼神体系及《筮法》恶爻用象不悖。据此可推得“劳祟”之“风”当解作“风伯”,而“巽祟”之“巫”当是巫咸之类也。

The term“Sixiu”(楒)as the name of a demon,in the“Gensui”(艮祟)section seen in the Sui(祟)chapter on the Tsinghua bamboo slips of the Warring States(475-221 BCE)era,should be pronounced as“Chiyou”(蚩尤).This pronunciation is not contrary to the systematic presentation of ghosts and demons in chapter Sui as well as the images used in presenting evil lines in the chapter of Shifa(Method of Divination).Based on this,it can be deduced that the“wind”in the“劳祟”part should be interpreted as“Fengbo”(god of wind),and the“Wu”(巫)in the“Xunsui”(巽祟)part should be the name of a shaman such as Wu Xian or others.