湖北荆州黄山M576出土竹简和木觚

Bamboo Slips and Wooden gu-tablets Unearthed from Tomb M576 at the Huangshan Cemetery in Jingzhou of Hubei

2004年4月荆州黄山墓地M576出土竹简81枚、木觚9枚。其中竹简包括质日简57枚,遣册简24枚。通过对这批竹简中质日内容的分析,能够了解秦代相关地理信息;结合遣册记载与墓葬中陪葬品,则有利于探究当时的丧葬礼俗。9枚木觚均是单面书有文字,经初步研究,其内容属于裁判文书,对研究秦代司法制度有一定的参考价值。

In April 2004,81 bamboo slips and nine wooden gu-tablets were unearthed from tomb M576 at the Huangshan cemetery in Jingzhou City,Hubei Province.The bamboo slips consist of 57 slips with event calendars and 24 slips used for tomb inventory of burial goods.Our analysis of the unearthed bamboo slips sheds light on ancient geography of the Qin Dynasty.Furthermore,we suggest that the tomb inventory and grave goods,when combined and compared to each other,help us understand the funeral customs at the time.The nine wooden gu-tablets contain texts on one of their sides.Our preliminary study suggests that the texts refer to some judicial documents,therefore important for studying the judicial system of the Qin Dynasty.