试论罗振玉在甲骨文字学方面的贡献

Luo Zhenyu's Contributions to the Study of inscriptions on Bones or Tortoise Shells

在甲骨文研究的早期阶段,罗振玉当数第一位功臣:他帮助了《铁云藏龟》和《契文举例》的出版;亲自搜集和公布了大量的甲骨文资料;在考释文字时大胆纠正《说文》的违失;用"由许书以溯金文,由金文以窥书契"的方法考释出560多个甲骨文字;在已识文字的基础上,罗振玉进一步"考求典制、稽证旧闻",探索商代历史、礼制和文化,为甲骨学的建立立下了汗马功劳。

In the early period of studying inscriptions on bones or tortoise shells, Luo Zhenyu is placed on top: he helped to publish the books Tieyun canggui (Tortoise Shells Collected by Tie Yun) and Qiwen juli (Case study of Inscriptions). He gathered and published lots of data related to the inscriptions. When he made philological study of the Chinese characters, he corrected some mistakes in the book Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation and Study of Principles of Composition of Characters). From Shuowen Jiezi to the to the inscriptions on ancient bronze articles, bones and tortoise shells, he identified 560 characters, on the base of which, he probed into the history, laws and institutions of the Shang Daynsty. Luo Zhenyu was the founder of the subject-studying inscriptions on bones or tortoise shells of the Shang Dynasty.