辽代石刻概述

An Introduction to the Stone Inscription of Liao Dynasty

本文全面系统地记述了辽代石刻文字的发现与著录、种类与特点、学术价值及影响和研究现状。指出陈述先生的《辽文汇》和《全辽文》是最早全面搜集辽代石刻文字的著作,迄今为止已知辽代石刻文字约有320～330种左右,成为订正、补充《辽史》的重要第一手资料。它揭示了辽朝多次更换国号,补充了大量人物史实,推动了契丹文字研究。辽代的白话碑对于研究白话碑的历史具有重要意义。

The paper tells something about the stone inscription of Liao dynasty, its discovery and record, kinds and feature, learning value and influnce etc. The books 《The Woks Collected of Liao dynasty》 （《辽文汇》 ） and 《（All the Works of Liao dynasty》 （全辽文》 ） were the main works first collected the stone inscriptions of Liao Dynasty completely. There are about 320 to 330 kinds of stone inscriptions of Liao dynasty found now. The materials mentioned above told us that the reigning title of Liao dynasty changed several times. Stories about many people of Liao dynasty were found here, so it should be one of the important way to correct and make additions to the book 《The History of Liao Dynasty》（ 《辽史》 ）, and study the characters of Qidan. The stones written in vernacular will help us to study the history of them.