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[Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations]

Title: A Chinese Translation and Commentary of the Autobiography of Ineni……………………………/2

Author: Li Xiaodong， Professor， Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations， Northeast Normal

University， Changchun， Jilin， 130024， China.

Abstract: Ineni was a high official of 18th Dynasty and there are his autobiographical inscriptions found on

the two stelae in his tomb located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna. The translation of the autobiographical

inscriptions of Ineni is important for analysis of the history and royal civil administration of 18th

Dynasty. There haven’t been Chinese translations and study of the inscriptions in China before. This

translation is translated from the Urkunden der 18. Dynastie of Kurt Sethe.

Key words: Ancient Egypt; Autobiography; Ineni; Translation and Commentary

Title: A Chinese Translation and Commentary of Tabula Hebana…………………………………..……/7

Author: Zhang Nan， Lecturer， Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations， Northeast Normal University，

Changchun， Jilin， 130024， China.

Abstract: Tabula Hebana is a rogation issued by Roman senate to honor Germanicus after his death. It is an

inscription of high value for the study of early Empire of Rome. Many scholars keep on with the study

of this inscription in various subjects since it was found. However there is still no Chinese scholar

researching this inscription. Based on Oliver and Palmer’s text， the present study aims to offer a

Chinese version closer to the original text.

Key words: inscription; Tabula Hebana; Germanicus

[Byzantine and the European Middle Ages]

Title: A Chinese Translation and Commentary of the Byzantine The Book of Eparch………….………/13

Author: Mao Xinxin， Doctoral Candidate， School of History and Culture， Northeast Normal University，

Changchun， Jilin， 130024， China; Li Qiang， Doctoral Candidate， Department of History and

Archaeology， University of Ioannina， Ioannina， P.O.Box 1186， Greece.

Abstract: The Book of Eparch is an important code in the history of the Byzantine Empire. It includes a lot

of articles dealing with Dealers in bullion and money-lenders， Merchants of Silk stuffs and Perfumers

in Constantinople. Jules Nicole firstly found this law in Swiss Library. After being organized and

edited， it was published in Greek， Latin and French in 1893， which is the authoritative version in the

field of Byzantine research at present. Based upon the Greek version and the English version， this text

offers a better Chinese version of the Book of Eparch.

Key words: Byzantium; Constantinople; The Book of Eparch; Translation and Commentary

[History of Pre-Qin China]

Title: A Textual Study of Chapter Jinteng in the Tsinghua Collection of Bamboo Slips…………………/35

Author: Yuan Jinping， Associate Professor， College of Humanities， Sanxia University， Yichang， Hubei，

443002， China.

Abstract: The content of chapter Jinteng (《金縢》) in the Tsinghua collection of bamboo slips is generally

consistent with the existing text of Jinteng section in Shangshu (《尚書》， the Book of History) but

with certain differences. This paper， first of all， discusses the pronunciation and interpretation of several

words in the Tsinghua slips. Further， it discusses the meanings of some words in the Shanghai Museum collection of bamboo slips with connection to Chapter Xinian（系年）of the Tsinghua collection.

Key words: Tsinghua collection of bamboo slips; Chapter Jinteng

Title: On the Bingyi System Mentioned in the Qin Bamboo Slips Discovered in Shuihudi…..…………/38

Author:Yu Hongtao， M.A. Student， Institute of Ancient Documents and Books， Jilin University， Changchun，

Jilin， 130012， China.

Abstract: There are two pieces of records in the Qin bamboo slips discovered in Shuihudi that mentioned

the bingyi(稟衣， providing clothing to the labors ) system. About the amounts of money in

connection with the bingyi system mentioned on these slips， modern researchers have not reached a

common understanding. This paper argues that the Qin government might distribute clothes with or

without charge， depending on the condition of the involved labors. The amounts of money mentioned on

those records refer to， therefore， the value of clothes provided to the labors， rather than cash.

Key words: Qin bamboo slips discovered in Shuihudi; Bingyi system; rationing of government

Title: A Study of the Debt Documents in the Qin Bamboo Slips Discovered from Liye…………………/44

Author:Zhu Honglin， Professor， Institute of Ancient Documents and Books， Jilin University， Changchun，

Jilin， 130012， China.

Abstract: The status of the solders on debt mentioned in the Qin Bamboo Slips discovered from Liye(里

耶) are not ordinary people working to redeem their debts. Rather， they are military personnel on

normal duty. The purpose of the official entitled “Yangling Sikong”(陽陵司空) to ask for a record

about these people’s working schedule is to calculate the amount of money that can be deducted from

their living expense compensation and to grasp the return timing information of these people to their

home village so that he can collect the debts owe to his office.

Key words: Qin Bamboo Slips from Liye; Serving to redeem debt; Debt relation

[Imperial China]

Title: The Four Level Safeguarding System of the Han Palace……………………………………………/51

Author: Qu Bingrui， Doctoral Candidate， Department of History， Peking University， Beijing， 100871， China.

Abstract: Some researchers argued that the Han Palace was guarded by a three-level Security system. Based

upon archaeological and historical evident， this paper points out that there was actually a four-level

security system guarding the Han Palace.

Key words: Safeguarding system; Han dynasty; Archaeology

Title: Religious Propaganda and Confucianization in the Naming of the Royal Monasteries in Chang-

an during the Early Tang Era………………………….………………….…….……………………/59

Author: Ji Aimin， Lecturer， School of History and Culture， Northeast Normal University， Changchun， Jilin，

130024， China.

Abstract: By making use of Confucian ethics， Buddhists and Taoists such as Huijing(慧凈) and Cheng

Xuanying（成玄英） carried out successful religious propaganda in Chang-an area which effected the

religious practices of the early Tang government. Started from the early Zhenguan(貞觀) period，

the naming of the state-owned monasteries began to use Confucian vocabulary including terms referring

to ancestor worship political order.

Key words: religious propaganda; Confucian ethics; Chang-an; naming of the royal monasteries

Title: Chouhai tubian and the Coastal Defense of the Ming Dynasty……….……………………………/67

Author: Guo Yuan， Professor， Research Center for Heilongjiang Civilization， Heilongjiang University，

Harbin， Heilongjiang， 150080， China.

Abstract: By the mid Ming period， the development of commercial economy and maritime trade in the

southeastern coastal areas of the Ming dynasty enhanced the consciousness of boundary mapping. In

the then representative books such as Chouhai tubian(《籌海圖編》)， places such as Diaoyu Dao(釣

魚島)， Huangwei Yu(黃尾嶼)， and Chiwei Yu(赤尾嶼)， were marked within the range of Chinese

tertiary and included to the anti-Japanese defense regions.

Key words: Chouhai tubian; Coastal defense; MapsTitle: An Analysis of the Identity of Wonu in Macao in the Late Ming Period……………….…….……/74

Author: Kong Ying， Associate Professor， School of Japanese Language and Literature， Zhejiang University

of Industry and Commerce， Hangzhou， Zhejiang， 310018， China.

Abstract: The term Wonu(倭奴，literally Japanese slaves) in the late Ming Macao turned to be complicated.

In addition to a few trader-pirates from Japan， the wonu in late Ming Macao were largely Christian

exiles from Japan and some real slaves bought by the Portuguese merchants at Japanese ports. By an

investigation of the materials in Chinese， Japanese and Western languages， this paper tries to describe

and analyses the status and situation of the real slaves from Japan in the late Ming Macao. It argues

further that the Ming governmental policies to those Japanese slaves were based upon reasonably sound

judgment.

Key words: Late Ming; Macao; Japanese slaves; Portuguese

[Eastern Asian History and Culture]

Title: A Preliminary Study of Ancient Japanese Nobility……………………………………………….…/81

Author: Li Zhuo， Professor， College of Japan Studies， Nankai University， Tianjin， 300071， China.

Abstract: Japan is a country with a tradition of nobility. The development of Fujiwara family weakened the

royal power and the bureaucratic authority. Later， the Shogunate military nobles replaced the older

fashioned nobilities represented by the Fujiwara family. It was the nobility that started the unique

familial system of Japan which profoundly impacted the history of Japan. The cultural contribution of

the nobility in Japanese history should be considered greater than that of their political influence.

Key words: Japan; nobility; Fujiwara family; familial system; cultivation

Title: A Brief Discussion of the Spirit of Bushido in Hagakure………..……………………….…………/88

Author: Wang Zhi， Associate Professor， College of History and Culture， Northeast Normal University，

Changchun， Jilin， 130024， China.

Abstract: In comparison with the ethics promoted by Yamaga Sokou， the Bushido spirit contained in

Hagakure emphasizes on the morality of dying for the monarchs. During the Modern times， to meet

the propaganda needs of the Japanese Fascist invasion， Hagakure that had long been banned during the

Edo period became the most important textbook in the Japanese wartime education.

Key words: Hagakure; Bushido; Yamamoto Tsunetomo; Japanese invation

[Myth and Culture]

Title: On the Patterns and Engraved Signs of Animals in Ancient Dian Bronze Culture and the Naming

of the Wooden Artifacts Unearthed in Kunming………………….…………………………………/94

Author: Zhu Heshuang， Associate Research Fellow， Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology， Chuxiong

Normal University， Chuxiong， Yunnan， 576000， China.

Abstract: Some items unearthed in Yangfutou(羊甫頭) of Kunming have been considered as wooden penis

for worship. However， similar images can be found in the lacquer and bronze artifacts of the ancient

Dian kingdom as well， which however have been identified as animal claws. This paper argues that the

patterns and signs seen on the Yangfutou site should be taken as a reflection of collective memory of the

local tribes about the Han Cultural influence to this area.

Key words: Dian Kingdom; patterns and engraved signs; wooden penis; cultural influence

[News Letters]

Summary of “The Conference of Manuscripts， Reminiscence， Locations and Interpretation: New

Perspectives on Chinese-Western Cultural Exchange and Christianity in Northeast China (Early

Qing to Republic)”……………………………………………………………………………………/108

English Contents and Abstracts……………………………………………………………………………/112

Editor’s Notes…………………….……………………………….……….….….………………/cover page 2

Call for Papers…………….…………..……………………………………….…..……….……/cover page 3