Did you swear an oath?
Is it "because of love"?
This "oath" made by the ancients has nothing to do with love
Rather, it is for the enforcement of the judgment
Three highlights, take you to know
Baji plate
What was the "lawsuit" 2900 years ago?
The Baji plate is a bronze vessel
Because of its large and flat bottom
Ideal for casting long inscriptions
It is an excellent carrier of historical documents
△ Baji plate
The inscription on the plate is 153 words
It describes the lawsuit between the lord of the weapon and the wife of the monarch and a nobleman named "Qi".
It is the first "lawsuit" in the history of the continent that has been discovered so far
△ Baji plate
There are three people involved in the case of the inscription
Judge 👉🏻 Mu Gong
Plaintiff 👉🏻 Baji
Defendant 👉🏻 popularity
Ba Ji sued Mu Gong for "Qi" and did not comply with Mu Gong's orders
Hand over the servants and concubines
Mu Gong ordered "Qi" to swear to obey orders
△ Baji plate inscription rubbing
The inscription records the oath of "qi" and the willingness to be punished
Inscribed on bronze
I want my children and grandchildren to use it for a long time
△ The general content of the inscription: Ba Ji sued Mu Gong and asked "Qi" to transfer the slave to her. "Qi" swore to obey Mu Gong's orders, and if he made his own decisions, he would be punished with 500 lashes and a fine. Failure to keep the oath is punishable by scourging and banishment.
It shows that in a patriarchal society where men are superior to women
A typical story of women bravely raising demands and defending their rights and interests
△ Ba Ji Xuan Linfen City Museum Collection
Also unearthed at the same time as the Baji Pan is a bird-shaped hé
also dominates Ji Xuan
It forms a set of water vessels with Baji plates
△ Ba Ji Xuan lid cast inscription 8 lines of 51 words, "Qi oath said: 'Yu Fu Fu Gong life, Yu self-dance, then whip body, bamboo out. The oath of revenge said: 'Yu said: Yu Ji is a public order, and Xiang Yu also changed his resignation and gave up. 'For the public life, it is used as a treasure plate, and the grandson will use it for ten thousand years. It is used with the Baji plate.
For the first time, "once swore an oath" to see how the ancients swore an oath?
In trial activities
Have the loser swear an oath to honor the judgment
and thus end the proceedings
It should be one of the functions of the "oath" in the life of the ancient legal system
It was also an important feature of the trial system in the Western Zhou Dynasty
So, how many steps did the ancients generally take to swear?
I. Oath
The "judge" issued an oath
Clarify the matters to be complied with and the penalties for violating the oath
2. Oath
"Defendant" Oath
Demonstrate that you will keep your oath and will not break it
If you break your vow, you will be punished
3. Swear
The "defendant" confirms and records the affidavit
for follow-up audits
△ Baji plate
Judging from the content of the inscriptions on the Baji plate and the Xuan
The oath is based on the previous procedures for taking an oath, taking an oath, and taking an oath
For the first time, there was a "swear" link
That is, the "defendant" reaffirmed the oath again
and increase the penalty for breaking the oath
It serves as an emphasis and binding on the oath
Plate by plate, these plates have their own "connotation"
In the literature, it is known as the "Plate of Inscriptions".
The ancients often cast important events such as covenants, oaths, and merits on the plate
In the past, the museum calendar has also launched many plates
The inscriptions they contain carry different "connotations"
Let's "plate" it together~
"Dad" is full of dowry
This one is from the Jin Gong Pan 2,600 years ago
It was the dowry prepared by Duke Wen of Jin for Meng Ji, the eldest daughter of the clan
△Wenbo Calendar丨This dowry in the Spring and Autumn Period is actually a moving water park →
There are 7 inscriptions on the inner wall of the Jin Gong plate, a total of 183 words
After reading through, "Ba (Dad)" is full of anger
On the one hand, it shows that the great cause of the Jin country is great, but it is not easy to provoke
On the other hand, I hope that my daughter will always be happy and healthy
It shows a father's love for his daughter
A bronze history book
逨 (lái) plate as "the first plate in China"
△Cultural Museum Calendar丨These 27 bronzes create 8 archaeological "firsts" and "bests"
With a 372-character inscription, it records 8 generations of the Shan family
Assisted the 12 kings of the Western Zhou Dynasty for nearly 300 years
The history of conquest and governance
The names and order of the lineage of the kings of the Western Zhou Dynasty recorded
For the first time, the correctness of the "Historical Records" was confirmed in kind
Take the plate as a guide
Step into the bronze
Witness the connotations and mysteries of history
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