徐州北洞山楚王墓墓主考

An Identification of the Occupant of the Chu Prince Tomb on Beidong Hill in Xuzhou

北洞山楚王墓未见标准四铢半两铜钱,故其年代下限早于铸行四铢半两的文帝五年;该墓出土印章非楚故县官员在葬礼中的赗赙,据地名为景帝前元三年(公元前154年)前楚国所属判断,该墓早于此年。根据对狮子山、驼篮山的墓主及楚国世系考察,推测北洞山楚王墓墓主为楚元王刘交,墓葬建于刘交受封之后,刘交去世后下葬。

As the Chu prince tomb on Xuzhou Beidong Hill yielded no standard sizhu and banliang coins, it can be believed that the terminal point of this tomb should be dated earlier than the fifth year of Wendi＇s reign when the two types of coins were began to be minted. Based on relevant literal records, the seals unearthed from the tomb are not offerings local officials presented at the mourning ceremony, and the toponyms in the legends all refer to places under the jurisdiction of the Chu Princedom before the third year of Jingdi＇ s Qianyuan reign （154BC）, and so the tomb must have built prior to this year. Therefore, the present tomb should be dated earlier than the mausoleums of Chu princes on Shizi Hill and Tuolan Hill. In the light of the occupants of these two graves and the Chu prince pedigree it can be inferred that the Beidong Hill tomb owner was Liu Jiao, i.e. the Chu prince Yuanwang, who, soon after his death, was buried in the tomb that was built after his enfeoffment.