记唐代外戚韦洽墓志与赠官诏葬制书

The Epitaph of Wei Qia and the Imperial Decree of Zengguan Zhaozang

赠官是唐朝皇帝赐予亡故官员的荣典,赠官制书是朝廷所颁公文书。四品官员韦洽亡故后依凭是韦皇后堂兄的亲属关系而获得敕撰墓志和赠官诏葬的恩遇,由鸿胪寺丞依照丧葬制度将制书和物送到韦洽的宅第,于柩前宣读之后颁给其子,监护丧事,备极哀荣。由国家赋予韦洽高规格的丧葬礼仪,是神龙革命之后顺天翊圣皇后家族显赫一时的一个侧影。

A posthumous official title was an honorary title given to an official after his death by the emperor with an imperial edict called"zengguan zhishu."Wei Qia,a fourth-rank official,were given the honorary title for his cousin Empress Wei,and his epitaph was also written under the order of the emperor.The"zengguan zhishu",with the gifts,was sent to Wei's mansion by the head of the Court for Diplomatic Relations(Honglu Si)and handed over to his son after reading.Wei Qia's high status funeral granted by the court reflected the eminence of the family of Empress Wei after the"Shenlong Revolution."