织金明代摩崖石刻契约文书论略

The Contract Documents of Zhijin Cliff Inscription in Ming Dynasty

织金县宝山村有两处明代嘉靖年间彝文与汉文合书摩崖石刻契约文书,是明代水西彝族社会经济生活的真实写照,具有重要的历史研究价值:从经济制度的产权角度看,它包含的土地自由买卖及私人财产转赠的性质,突破了以往对明代水西彝族土地制度无私有土地的历史认识;从载体形态看,是贵州最早的石刻契约文书,是彝族文字中的契约类金石碑刻;从契约时间看,是全省现存少有几件明代契约文书之一,也是发现最早的彝文契约类文书;更因为直接见证了明代贵州的社会经济生活,成为历史研究最珍贵的史料。

In Baoshan village of Zhijin county,there are two contract documents of cliff inscriptions written in both Yi and Han languages,which were dated back to 1557 and 1559 respectively.The contents reflect the social and economic life of Yi people in Shuixi of Ming dynasty.It contains the nature of free land sale and private property transfer,which breaks through the historical understanding of Yi People's land system in Shuixi of Ming dynasty.At the same time,its important historical significance lies in,on the one hand,it is not only the contract inscriptions in Yi language,but also the earliest contract documents in Yi language.On the other hand,it is the earliest contract document of cliff inscription in Guizhou,which is also one of the few contracts in the Ming dynasty.Because it directly witnessed the social and economic life of Guizhou in the Ming dynasty,it has become the most precious historical material for historical research.