黑水死城(上)

The History of Dead Black Water City(Ⅰ)

1908年俄国著名的探险旅行家П·К·科兹洛夫在中亚考察时发现了神秘的西夏黑水死城(哈拉浩特,也叫亦集乃),并发掘出大量非常珍贵的西夏文献和文物。他第二次(1909年)和第三次(1926年)中亚考察时又先后在此发掘出很多的文献和文物。学者们根据黑水城出土的文献资料揭开了西夏文字的秘密。这些出土的文献、文物向我们讲述了这个曾经位于东西方重要的商贸交通要道———丝绸之路上的西夏王国的历史、文化、宗教和艺术。该文完成于1968年,多年来一直受到我国西夏学专家的关注。

Kozlov,Piotrkuzbmich,a famous Russian explorer,discovered the Black Water City in Xixia and also excavated a large quantity of precious Xixia literatures and cultural relics during his first investigation to Central Asia in 1908.Later,he excavated a large number of Xixia literatures and cultural relics during his second(in 1909)and third(in 1926)investigations to Central Asia.This paper explains the secrets of Xixia Characters based on the Xixia literature information unearthed in Black Water City,which tells us something about history,culture,religion and art of the mythical Xixia kingdom as important trade road and traffic on the ancient silk road.