“伯”、“仲”、“叔”、“季”与西周晋侯世系

The Appellations "Bo, ""Zhong, " "Shu" and "Ji"and the Genealogy of the Jin Marquis in the Western Zhou Period

近年发掘的北赵晋国墓地为研究西周考古、历史等提供了极其宝贵的资料。该墓地中出土的大量铜器，引起了专家学者的广泛关注。研究成果涵盖很多方面，但仍有若干问题悬而未决，北赵墓地中墓主身份问题便是其中之一。

It is commonly believed that the appellations bo, zhong, shu and ji found in ancient Chinese documents indicate the sequence of brothers＇ age in a family. This traditional opinion has been challenged by Japanese scholar H. Egashira who interpreted the four items as generation labels originating in the marriage classes system. The present authors provide further evidence for supporting E- gashira＇s theory. It is from this point of view that the genealogy of the Jin marquis exposed in Sima Qian＇s Shi Ji seems to be distorted and incomplete, which is just the cause of why the question on the tomb-occupants of the Jin State cemetery in Beizhao has long been unresolved.