《博局占》与规矩纹

"Divination by Gambling "and the "TLV "Design

东海尹湾6号墓出土的西汉晚期简牍,在简帛学研究上有特殊的意义。其中9号木牍上的《博局占》,对于研究学术界聚讼已久的所谓“规矩纹”或“TLV纹”,提供了新的启示,值得在这里专门讨论。 9号牍的题名,发掘整理者意见不一。发掘简报统称为《神龟占卜法》,是根据牍上一面的“用神龟之法”及图。同时刊出的《尹湾汉墓简牍释文选》与《尹湾汉墓简牍概述》则称《六甲阴阳书》,系因同出13号牍《君兄缯方缇中物疏》载有“《六甲阴阳书》一卷”。

Discovery of late Western Han inscribed slips at Yiwan, Donghai is a fresh impetus to the research of ancient slip inscriptions and silk documents. The 'divination by Gambling' on the 9th slip casts new light on the long debated 'TLV'design.The divination adopts the common form of TLV diagram;a 'south'is marked above the central character,and all lines are accompanied by heavenly stems and earthly branches. Below the diagram is a chart recording life events that need divination. Some interesting problems arising from the diagram remain to be inquired.