佉卢文209号文书研究

A Study of the Kharosthi Document No.209

佉卢文209号文书是一件人口买卖契约,它反映出3-5世纪的新疆南部地区存在人口买卖。人口买卖契约在公平的基础上签订,有证人为证,有专门的断绳仪式。人价的支付形式包括货币支付和实物支付两种,其中实物支付包括用动物、粮食作物和织物等来支付;货币支付所见有金币、德拉克马和穆立钱。对于违约行为的惩罚包括物质处罚和肉体处罚两种形式,这既是对违约行为的约束,也在一定程度上维护了另一方的合法权益。

Kharosthi Document No. 209 is a letter of agreement on human sales, which reflects the existence of human trafficking in southern Xinjiang area in 3rd to 5th centuries. The agreement was concluded on basis of equity and with witnesses and special ceremony of string breaking. The payment for the human under sales are collectible through money or material goods. The material goods qualified for payment include animals, grains and fabrics, and the money include gold coins, Drachma and Mull bills. Penalty for agreement breaching include material fines and physical penalty, for purposes of constraints of breaching and protection of the legal rights of the agreement-abiding party.