唐代亡故宫女墓志铭文的文化意蕴

The Cultural Implication of the Epitaph of Tang Dynasty's Maid of Honor

唐代亡故宫女的墓志铭文是一种特殊的文化载体,有着特殊的书写方式与格式。墓志铭文首先录宫女的姓氏籍贯,次录宫女的性格、职位、品阶,再录宫女的卒时、葬所,最后以“铭”文结束。这种程式化的书写方式跟唐代后宫的丧葬制度、等级制度、管理制度息息相关,体现出古代后宫制度对于妇女残害的事实。

The epitaph of Tang Dynasty＇s maid of honor with particular writing format was a special cultural carrier. The name and the native place of maid of honor were written in the epitaph firstly, the character, the job, the place were written seeondly, the date of death and the burial site were written thirdly, and the posy were written lastly. The special writing format was related to the burial system, the hierarchy and the managerial system in Tang Dynasty＇s maid of honor. In this paper, the cultural implication of the epitaph of Tang Dynasty＇s maid of honor was revealed by searching the historical data.