文档介绍：考古 2011 年第 2 期 研究与探索
殷墟卜辞中的鸟
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关键词: 甲骨文 文化 宗教 鸟
KEYWORDS: Oracle Bone Inscriptions Cultures Religions Birds
ABSTRACT: In t he oracle bone inscript ions found in Yinxu, som e records about
birds
are seen,
and they are important m aterials for the researches on the ideology and culture of the Shang Dynasty.
T he term S hengchu N iao 生刍鸟 seen in the inscriptions w ould be the
X uan N iao 玄鸟 ( Black Bird, or
Sw allow )
w orshipped by the Shang people. T he
Shengchu ( a bundle of fresh hay)
is an ancient term
seen in S hi Jing ( the Book of Poet ry) . The Di ngyang Niao 丁羊鸟 in the oracle bone inscript ions w ould
refer to the Scarlet Bird in the south sky. T he south w as called Wei 微, and Wei and M ei 美 w ere ho
mophones and could replace w it h each other; t heref ore the record about Qumei 取美 in t he oracle bone
inscriptions w ould refer to the sacrifice to t he south direction. In the oracle bone inscript ions, the char
acter Sun 隼 ( falcon) is seen; the Ming Sun 鸣隼 ( Lit. Singing Falcon) in the divination contents might refer to
Chixiao 鸱 ( owl) .
中国古代的民族有鸟崇拜的****俗。!左 容, 是研究商代思想的新资料。现经整理, 考
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