谈士山盘铭文的“服”字义

A Discussion of the Meaning of the Character 服 in the Inscription on the Bronze Vessel Designatedthe Shi Shan pan

本文从唐兰先生旧说出发,讨论新见士山盘铭文“服”字含义,认为其相当于《左传》、《国语》中所见的“职贡”一词,具体包括职事与贡赋两个方面。另外提出士山盘铭之方国“履”应即金文所见的“眉敖”之“眉”。最后指出士山盘铭对于探讨西周恭王时期的政治和先秦服制都具有重要意义。

On the basis of Tang Lan's earlier theories, the author discusses the meaning of the character '服' as seen in the recently discovered inscription on the bronze Shi Shan pan, and argues that the term was roughly equivalent to the concept of zhi-gong as used in two ancient texts - Zuo zhuan and Guoyu, and that it specifically embraced the concepts of both zhishi and gongfu. The author points out that a character to designate a particular small state in the inscription on the Sbi Shan pan was also similar to the character '眉' that appears in the term '眉敖' in inscriptions on bronzes. In conclusion the author argues that the inscription on the Shi Shan pan throws light on the politics of the period of King Gong of the Western Zhou and on the system of ritual dress in the pre-Qin period.