Sonja Posted January 13, 2010 at 06:39 PM Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 at 06:39 PM Hey! I'm currently doing a research about a chinese tomb of the Western Han Dynasty, in which the archeaologists have found a banch of jades with inscriptions. I do not really have a clue of the meaning of the inscriptions all together, but I have to translate them anyway. Most of the characters are numbers or local prepositions, like on one jade it is written 上四, on another 中二. One piece is inscribed with 上六一. My question about this last inscription: Does it mean "six and one" or can it also be "sixtyone"? Two other inscriptions are 王一 and 王六. I am wondering if 王 might have had another meaning than "king" or the surname "wang" in Han times, because there are only numbers and local prepositions on the other six jade pieces. I hope someone is able to help me, thanks in advance, Sonja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted January 14, 2010 at 01:28 AM Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 at 01:28 AM This is a question that requires quite a bit of expertise and background to answer, and quite frankly, I would not dare hazard a guess. Are there no translations or explanations of the inscriptions in the literature on the tomb? Which tomb are we talking about, anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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