汉代告地书及其文体渊源述论

On Announcement to the World Below in the Western Han Dynasty

告地书是西汉初年使用比较普遍的随葬文书,它模仿地上通关文书"传"、"过所"的文本形式,借鉴政府公文在人世间的文体权威,向地下冥府告知死者户籍财产等信息,由此希望死者借此在阴阳两界顺利而合法地通行,且如愿入登冥府户籍,安于地下生活。告地书发生于户籍制度较为严格的西汉初期,承载着特殊的社会心理需求。

Announcement to the World Below is the transfer instrument from the world to the Hades in the Western Han Dynasty, which copies the style of Chuan and Announcement to the World Below. People hope that the dead could settle in the Hades buried with the writ. Announcement to the World Below is often used in the beginning period of the Western Han Dynasty in which the census register system is strict. Therefore, it satiates people＇ s special psychological demands.