九年卫鼎新析

A New Study of the Western Zhou Period“Ninth-year Wei Ding Tripod”

文章通过对九年卫鼎的考释,可以清楚的看到,在当时,土地的拥有者是可以把土地作为物品的一种来交换自身所需求的物品。而这种土地的交换方式是存在于贵族之间,易换制度存在的本身也表明了这种行为是得到周天子的默许,同时也是国家法律所认可的。

Through a study of the ninth-year （914BC according to some scholars＇ view） Wei （卫） -inscribed ding tripod the present paper comes to the conclusion that the then landed property could be used as a sort of exchanging means for its owners＇ neces- saries. This exchanging mode existed among the aristocrats, which means that the relevant institution was under the Zhou emperor＇ s tacit permission and the state law＇ s approval.