Xinyang bamboo texts

The Xinyang bamboo texts ( Chinese  信阳 楚 简 , Pinyin Xinyang Chujian or Xinyang Chu jian ), which in Chinese archeology are also listed under Changtaiguan Chumu ( Chinese  長 台 關 楚 簡  /  长 台 关 楚 简  - "Chu tombs" from Changtaiguan) come from the Chu grave of Xinyang , Henan Province , China, excavated in 1957-58 , and because of their rich grave contents - lacquerware, musical instruments, etc. a. - an important archaeological find.

Two graves from the Warring States Period were uncovered . In particular, the finds with Confucian texts from grave no. 1 have aroused great interest.

Over 100 written bamboo tablets were discovered. One of the texts was a "grave inventory" (qiǎncè 遣 策), on which the names of the grave goods are recorded.

output

• Henan sheng wenwu yanjiusuo (ed.): Xinyang Chu mu. Beijing: Wenwu chubanshe, 1986.

literature

• Liu Yu: "Xinyang Chu jian shiwen yu kaoshi" (translation and investigation of the Chu period bamboo tablets from Xinyang), in: Xinyang Chu mu (The Chu tomb of Xinyang) 1986: 124-37
• Zhongguo da baike quanshu : Kaoguxue (archeology). Beijing: Zhongguo da baike quanshu chubanshe, 1986