新见Ⅱ簋与“周有八士”

The Newly Discovered Bronze Circular Vessel Gui and“There Were Eight Knights in Zhou Dynasty”

吴镇烽先生的《商周青铜器铭文暨图像集成续编》内容非常丰富。其中《铭续》0420簋从形制、纹饰上来说是常见的,簋的铭文却是非常特殊,字数不多而不落陈套。"壬辰肜",是记在壬辰日举行肜祭,这是一组相当隆重的祭祀。簋铭第三行这一句系记事之辞,文字没有错乱,也与历日无关。"周有八士"之说见于《论语》,但"八士"的性质有异说,以致研究商周之际历史的著作较少论及。《铭续》这件簋明举"八士",确切印证当时有"八士"存在,这很有助于那一时期的古史研究。

the contents of Mr. Wu Zhenfeng＇s new book the Continued Collection of Shang-Zhou Bronze Vessels＇ Inscriptions and Pictures are very rich. In the book, the 0420 Gui is common from its shape and pattern, but itsinscription is very special, the words are not many, but unconventional. Among the characters, three were about thedate of worship, another sentence was about the ＂eight knights＂. In Confucius＇ Analects, there is one sentence：＂there were eight knights in Zhou Dynasty＂,but about the nature of＂eight knights＂,there are different sayings. So,the historical books on Shang and Zhou Dynasties little mentioned it. Now the inscription on the Gui clearly had ＂eightknights＂ two characters, clearly confirmed the existence of ＂eight knights＂ at that time. It is very helpful for thestudy of the ancient history at that period.