Khumdan为唐长安外来译名的新证

New Proof for “Khumdan”as the Foreign Translation of Chang’an

本文以西安新发现北周史君墓中有明确纪年的粟特文与汉文双语对应题刻,证明Khumdan确为长安外来译名“胡姆丹”,是继敦煌粟特文古信札和唐代《大秦景教流行中国碑》中记载后的又一确切证据,针对长期以来关于Khumdan所引发的众说纷纭、歧义杂乱的谜团,作了回答,并对有关文章的推测失考和不符合史实之处进行了商榷。

Which city does “Khumdan”, a foreign translation name of a place, refers to in the ancient China? In more then one century, there have been many different interpretations. In the paper it is proved, from the contraposed Sogdian and Chinese inscription newly discovered in the Shi Tomb of the Northern Zhou in Xi’an, that “Khumdan” is indeed the foreign translation for Chang’an. This is another definite proof after the ancient Sogdian letters of the West Jin Dynasty found in Dunhuang and the record in Tang’s Tablet for Da Qin Nestorianism in China. The author settles the long time controversial riddle with the most credible information from the unearthed relics and answers some hypothesis and questions in related articles.