雌盘考释

On the Interpretation of Inscriptions on the Ci Pan Basin

本文对河南南阳出土的雌盘进行了考释,认为其年代为春秋晚期前段。盘铭的"蔡臧君"即蔡庄侯甲午。器主雌的生活年代,应与蔡景侯大致相当,约在公元前560年前后。雌盘和蔡侯班戈等蔡器在南阳的发现,印证、丰富和补充了传世文献关于楚灭蔡的有关记载,使我们对当时的蔡楚关系等相关问题有了更清晰的认识,具有非常重要的史料价值。

This paper presents the latest study of the inscriptions on the Ci pan basin that was unearthed from tomb No.6 at the construction site of Zhongyuan mechanical and industrial school in Nanyang,Henan,in 2003.It is noted that the pan basin dates to the early stage of the Late Spring and Autumn period.The individual ‘Cai Zangjun’ mentioned in the inscriptions should be the Zhuang marquis of the Cai state with a given name of Jiawu.The owner of the Ci pan should live contemporarily with the Jing marquis of the Cai state around 560 BCE.The discovery of various bronze wares associated with the Cai state,such as the Ci pan and dagger-axe with inscriptions of Cai Hou Ban (Ban marquis of the Cai state) in Nanyang,not only confirmed the location of the Cai state but also enriched and supplemented the records about the conquest of the Cai state by the Chu state in transmitted texts.The study of these bronzes also holds significance for clarifying and enhancing the understanding of the relationship between the Cai and Chu states.