伯硕父鼎的年代与国别

The Age and Country of the Boshuofu Tripod

伯硕父鼎的时代应为春秋早期前段。在对其铭文有关文字进行改释、文句重加理解的基础上,根据器形、纹饰及铭文辞例等方面的特征,推断该鼎很可能系汉、淮流域一带或山东南部地区所作;通过对有关铜器的排比系联,进一步确认器主伯硕父原系部国史官;鼎出于甘肃合水,当与器主奉命赴今陕西、宁夏一带'司蛮戎'有关,也是铭文所记有关史事的具体物证。

The age of Boshuofu tripod should be the early Spring and Autumn Period.On the basis of amending interpretation of the characteristions,re-understanding of the text,according to the characteristics of the shape,decoration and inscription,the tripod may be inferred that the tripod was the production from the area of Hanshui River,Huaihe River Basin,or Southern Shandong.Based on the parallelism with bronze,we can further confirm the owner of Boshuofu tripod was official historian of Gao State.The tripod unearthed from Heshui county,Gansu province,and it should be associated with the owner went to Shaanxi,Ningxia area to control Manrong.It is also the inscription written evidence relating to the specific historical events.