曾姬壶铭“戴在王室”解

An Explanation on Dai Zai Wangshi(戴在王室) of the Inscription on Zengji Pot

曾姬壶铭文"戴在王室"一句的"戴"字旧皆误释为"职",对这句话也存在误解。本文根据最近发表的古文字资料把所谓"职"改释为"戴",并指出这句话是作器者对他子孙的希冀语,据此把"戴"读如本字或读为"翼"。"戴在王室"或"翼在王室"是作器者希望他的子孙能够长久地得到来自王室的庇翼和保佑。

There was an unrecognized character Dai（戴） of Dai Zai Wangshi（戴在王室） which was in the Inscription on Zengji Pot, and which led to a misunderstanding about this sentence. According to newly published data of Pre-Qin Chinese characters, this paper recognizes the charaterDai, and points out that the meaning of this sentence is the bronze-maker＇ s wishes. According to this understanding, this paper claims that the characterDai records the wordDai（戴）or Yi（翼）, and the meaning of this sentence is that the bronze-maker hoped that his son and grandson could be protected by the clan of the King forever.