契丹小字“迭剌部”考释

A Textual Study on the Tribal Name Diela in the Khitan Small Script

迭剌部是契丹王朝早期重要部族之一。有关"迭剌部"的契丹文解读学术界向有争议。本文从表"部"的契丹小字入手,结合新发现契丹文墓志,为"迭剌"的契丹小字构拟音值,并对其涵义提出拙见。

Khitan Diela Tribe was the native tribe of the Yelii Abaoji, first emperor of the Liao dynasty, and one of the significant tribes during the early Liao era. Due to the important role ever played by this tribe in the historical transformation of Khitan society, scholars of Khitan history have been paying attention to it. In Chinese historical documents this tribal name occurred frequently, and it is assumed that it must also have occurred in the materials of the Khitan script. However, scholars disagree as to which Khitan character denotes this tribal name and how it is pronounced. The author first explores the character assumed by some to denote ＂tribe＂, then discusses the meaning and pronunciation of the character in Khitan Small Script possibly indicating ＂Diela＂, and in the light of the newly discovered epitaph of Yelu Jue, ventures a phonetic reconstruction for the Khitan character denoting ＂Diela＂.