周原甲骨释字三则

New Interpetation of Three Cases of the Oracle Bone

周原甲骨在历史学和文字学上均有重要价值。其文字多已释出,不过,有三个字为过去所误解。经过考证,周原甲骨H11:28中的“”字左从玉,右从“柲”之初文,左上一笔为饰笔,可释为“珌”,读作“玭”,表珠玉,用来祭祀。H11:41中的“■”字即《说文》的“[列马]”字。H11:87中的“■”字从鼎異声,读作“[钅弋]”,是鼎的一种。

The oracle bone inscriptionsof Zhouyuan hold significantvalue for historical and palaeographic research.While most characters havealready been explained and defined,this article proposes new interpretationsfor three previously under-studied characters.According to the author’s interpretation,the character‘■’on the H11:28 should be interpreted as‘bi(柲)’and read as‘pin(玭)’,referring to‘zhuyu’(珠玉)or pearl and jade,which werecommonly used as sacrificial offerings in ancient China.The character‘’on the H11:41 should be interpretedas‘lie’([列马]).Additionally,the character‘■’on the H11:87 is considered to consist of twocomponents,‘ding’(鼎)and‘yi’(異).Given that‘yi’(異)serves as the phonetic component,thischaracter should be read as‘yi’([钅弋])representing a special kind of bronze tripod.