西域出土唐代文书中的“贯”

The Use of Guan Found in the Unearthed Documents of the Tang Dynasty from the Western Region

"贯"是中国古代特有的货币量词,但其用法很少有人关注。本文通过对唐代西域地区出土胡语、汉文文书中相关例证的分析,考察了"贯"的用法。文章指出,尽管"贯"的意思是1000文,但西域地区发现的唐代文书表明,通常情况下只有钱数大于等于10000文时才会用"贯"。文章还从"贯"的使用初步考察了中原货币文化在西域地区的传播。

The use of guan（贯） as a monetary unit specifically employed for counting coins in ancient China has escaped many scholars＇ attention. By examining the examples of guan found from the documents both in Chinese and in the languages of the Western Region, which were unearthed in Turfan and Khotan, the present article analyzes how guan was used by the people in this region.