庄桥坟石钺“刻画符号”考略

浙江省平湖市庄桥坟良渚文化遗址出土一件石钺的正、背两面,都刻有“连字成组”的“刻画符号”。正面刻画的3个“符号”可隶定为“陫卜罝”3字,当是良渚先民在“陫”地占卜设网捕兽的记录。背面刻画的6个“符号”,当隶定为“卜户、卜户、卜户”6字。“卜户”本是“决断和守护”的意思。这件石钺是良渚先民祭祀天神时使用的礼器,石钺上“纪事文字”的含义,正与其载体的名义和用途相符合,因而具有重要意义。

The Zhuangqiaofen site yielded a stone ceremonial axe,which are inscribed on both sides with symbols.The three symbols on the obverse side can be write as“卜”(fei bu zhi)in official script,while the six on the reverse side are“卜户,卜户,卜户”(bu hu),which means“to resolve and to guard.”This axe was used as a ritual object when Liangzhu people were making offerings to gods,and the inscription on it conforms to its name and function,which is of significance for the study of ancient Chinese characters.