西周“徕器”及相关问题探讨

Lai-ware of the Western Zhou and Related Issues

2003年初,陕西省眉县出土了一批共27件西周青铜器,每一件都铸有铭文,器上记载了“单徕”及其家族史事,铭文数量之大,问题涉及面之广,为多年来所罕见。四十二年、四十三年徕鼎上,纪年、月、“月相”、干支纪日完备,是“夏商周断代工程”启动以来最重要的相关发现之一,也是对工程阶段性结果的检验和挑战;徕盘所记西周王世系统之完整,为西周文物中仅见。“徕器”将在三代学术研究中产生重要作用。

27 bronze objects of the Western Zhou were unearthed in early 2003 in Mei County, Shaanxi. Each object was cast with epigraphic characters, recording Chan Lai and familial history. Both the characters and the topics covered were rare in years. The Lai-tripods of the years of 42 and 43 are complete with chronological records by the year and by the month, ' lunar phases' , and the chronological records of the Ten Celestial Stems and Twelve Earthly Branches. Thus the Lai-ware constitutes one of the most significant discoveries since the Xia-Shang-Zhou Division Project was initiated, and can serve as a test for or a challenge to the initial findings of the Project. The complete lineage of Western Zhou kings as recorded on the Lai-plates has never been seen in other Western Zhou relics. Lai-ware will play an important role in Xia-Shang-Zhou studies.