南方追孝鼎铭文考论

Interpretation of the inscriptions on the Nan Fang Zhuixiao ding cauldron

南方鼎为西周中期偏早的铜器,其铭文的姓氏特点及祭祀对象“公仲”等内容表明,南方其人属西周名门南宫家族的南仲氏一支之小宗,所做铜器可揭示了西周世族的分宗特点,并结合相关金文和历史资料分析,不同分支在西周社会的生存发展不仅依赖其在家族的地位,更需自身的自强和努力。

Nanfang ding cauldron is a bronze vessel from the early to mid-Western Zhou period.The characteristics of the surname in the inscription and the sacrificial object"Gongzhong"indicate that the person Nan Fang belongs to the Nanzhong branch of the Nangong family,a famous family of the Western Zhou Dynasty.The bronze vessels made by them can reveal the characteristics of the divided clans of the aristocratic families in the Western Zhou Dynasty.Combined with relevant inscriptions and historical materials,the survival and development of different branches in the Western Zhou society not only relied on their position in the family but also on their own self-improvement and efforts.