As the second volume of a two-volume set on Chinese ancient characters and unearthed literature, this book brings together the author’s scholarly works on Chinese scripts studies and unearthed materials.
In this volume, the author scrutinizes manuscripts unearthed from archaeological findings, including silk books and bamboo slips discovered in ancient tombs that date back to the Warring States period and the Qin and Han dynasties, as well as Turfan manuscripts. These materials serve as supplements of Shuowen Jiezi and other historical documents, which complement our understanding of ancient characters. Through textual analysis of these newly excavated documents, the author reinterprets the texts and resolves some knotty problems in Chinese palaeography.
The title will appeal to students and scholars of Sinology, Chinese philology, and palaeography, as well as Chinese characters and unearthed manuscripts.
1. Problems and Prospect of Chinese Vocabulary Research from Unearthed Documents 2. Mu Guan (木关) and Guan Li (关戾) on Han Slips 3. Xing Sheng (行胜) and Chang Wei (常韦) on Han Slips 4. Interpretation of Four Phrases from Qin Slips 5. Interpretation of Words on Zhangjiashan Han Slips 6. Interpretation of Bamboo Slips from No.1 Han Tomb, Huxishan, Yuanling 7. Interpretation of Words on Bamboo Slips from Mawangdui No.1 Han Tomb 8. Die (牒) on Slips from Mawangdui No.1 Han Tomb 9. Interpretation of Slips from Mawangdui No.3 Han Tomb 10. Analysis of Character Structure of Silk Manuscripts from Han Tombs 11. Examination and Interpretation of Words on Mawangdui Silk Manuscripts 12. Exploration of Some Words on Mawangdui Silk Manuscripts 13. Examination of Wooden Slips from Tianchang Han Tomb in Anhui Province 14. Interpretation of Zhoujiatai Qin Tomb Slips 15. Reading Notes on Kongjiapo Han Slips 16. Interpretation of Words of the Gaodice from Xiejiaqiao No.1 Han Tomb 17. Interpretation of Words on Wooden Slips from Luobowan No.1 Han Tomb, Gui County, Guangxi 18. Two Notes on Shangbowu 19. Quantity Expressions and Quantifiers of Warring States Bamboo Slips 20. Quantity Expressions and Quantifiers of Lists of Burial Articles in Han Slips 21. Exploration of the Origin of the Chinese Zodiac 22. Study on Jijiupian with Ancient Notes Unearthed in Turpan
Biography
Wang Guiyuan is Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Literature at Renmin University of China. He is a leading scholar in the field of Chinese palaeography and lexicology.
