《利簋》銘文補釋

Supplementary Explanations of the Inscription on‘Li Gui’

西周早期銅器利簋銘文中'歲鼎克聪夙又商'七個字,前人有不同的解釋。本文根據傳世文獻《尚書。大誥》中周公協助成王用文王傳下來的大寶龜進行占卜的史實作為旁證,結合今人的相關研究,推斷銘文記載了武王伐商前曾用大寶龜進行占卜的事實,因而認為這七個字應該斷罵'歲鼎(貞):克。聞。夙又(有)商'。其大意爲:舉行歲祭並用大寶龜進行占卜貞問,得到吉卜,於是聞於四方,最終在一個早上就得到了商朝的天下。

There are different explanations about“歲鼎克蔅夙又商”in the inscription on利簋of the Early Western Zhou Dynasty.According the text of Dagao大誥in Shangshu尚書and the relative studies,this article argues that the seven charaters should be read as“歲鼎(貞):克。聞。夙又(有)商”which means:offered sacrifices and divined,got a lucky prediction,then told people of different sides,and finally conquered the Shang商in one morning.