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●Title: Research on the Classification and Collation of Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Yinxu
●Reason for award: This book is a key publication planning project of the national "14th Five-Year Plan" and a key project of the National Social Science Fund, and it is a new academic research work on the accurate classification and genealogy of more than 120 kinds of Yinxu oracle bone inscription materials published in the public (as of 2018), which has a fundamental role in future oracle bone research.
Stroke by stroke, engraved on the bones of turtle shells and beasts, word by word, to explore the mysterious business.
The birth and prosperity of the Shang Dynasty is described in the Book of Songs, Shang Song, Xuanniao, which once contained the phrase "Heavenly Mandate Xuanniao, descending to give birth to Shang, and the house is full of land and mangmang". Ran Confucius said: "Xia Liwu can say, but it is not enough." Yin Liwu can say, Song is not enough. The literature is insufficient, so it is enough for me to collect it. "The lack of historical materials of the Xia and Shang dynasties makes it difficult for later generations to get a glimpse of the vivid dynasty more than 3,000 years ago. Fortunately, the excavation of the oracle bone inscription in Yinxu has greatly changed the situation. As the earliest mature writing system discovered in China so far, the source of Chinese characters and the root of China's excellent traditional culture, the oracle bone inscription has become the most reliable first-hand information for the study of the history and culture of the Yin Shang dynasty.
It is true that the discovery of the oracle bone inscription has brought us closer to that mysterious dynasty, but it is only a text used to record divination, not a systematic record of historical events, and its content is extremely mixed and fragmented. To a large extent, the use and research of oracle bone scripts have been restricted, and their historical value has also been greatly reduced. In order to make better use of the oracle bone inscription, this set of "14th Five-Year Plan" national key publication publication planning project and the national publishing fund funded project of the National Publishing Fund - "Research on the Classification and Collation of Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Yinxu" edited by Professor Peng Yushang of Sichuan University and carefully polished for 7 years has been presented in front of everyone.
Talking about the opportunity to choose the topic of this book, Yang Ming, the editor-in-charge of this book, said that Sichuan Lexicographical Publishing House has formed a deep fate because of the "Oracle Bone Dictionary" published in the past and the Research Center for Paleography and Pre-Qin History of Sichuan University. In recent years, the research situation of oracle bone science has been very good, the development of disciplines has become increasingly comprehensive and refined, and the collation and re-excavation of oracle bone materials have been paid more and more attention, which have laid a solid foundation and provided a good opportunity for the publication of "Research on the Classification and Collation of Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Yinxu".
As the title suggests, this book is composed of two parts: "Classification" and "Connection". First, the font is used as the standard to group and classify the Yinxu oracle bone inscriptions, and then the characters and events reflected in the divination are linked by the group category. For example, Chapters 1 to 8 provide a detailed "classification" of each group of oracle bone divinations, followed by a "linkage" of sub-categories, and Chapter 9 provides a general account of the age of each group of oracle bone divination and the main basis for its generation. The whole book gives people a serious and professional feeling, and Yang Ming said that although the audience of this book was indeed considered to be narrow, he thought that the main purpose of "Research on the Classification and Collation of Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Yinxu" was for researchers in oracle bones, archaeology, pre-Qin history, philology and other disciplines, and he strengthened the original planning concept. "Its publication can provide the academic community with more reliable and more informative oracle bone classification and association results, and improve the historical value of oracle bone inscriptions. ”
However, the preliminary work of publishing an academic work with scattered and fragmented materials and a large and complex content system will certainly not be easy. Classifying and linking more than 120 kinds of Yinxu oracle bone materials (as of 2018) piece by piece is a complex and tedious task, which requires a lot of time and energy. Not only does the author team need to classify and arrange tens of thousands of oracle bone rubbings, and the oracle bones with different styles and scattered and disordered oracle bones, but the editorial team also needs to check and carefully screen them one by one, which shows the hardships. Yang Ming recalled his work at that time, saying, "Although the gradual digitization of oracle bone bibliographic materials in recent years has provided some convenience for the collation of oracle bone materials, there is still no shortcut to complete accurate classification and accurate arrangement, and it still requires the determination and determination of the author's team to carefully 'carve' and 'sit on a cold bench' day after day." ”
But for the reviewing editorial team, it takes more than patience and determination. Although most of the members of the team have professional backgrounds in ancient characters, ancient documents and history, and have also published a series of professional books on oracle bone inscriptions, such as "Yinxu Oracle Bone Dictionary" and "Oracle Bone Dictionary" (horizontal version), and have accumulated certain professional knowledge and publishing experience, "Yinxu Oracle Bone Inscription Classification and Collation Research", as an academic work on oracle bone inscriptions and pre-Qin history, is more professional and covers a wider range, and it is not enough to accurately grasp the content of the manuscript based on previous experience. Therefore, before preparing to review the book, related treatises such as the periodization of oracle bone inscriptions and the study of the history of the Yin Shang dynasty have also become a regular desk on the editorial team. "After the formal review began, we went to the Research Center for Paleography and Pre-Qin History of Sichuan University many times to communicate face-to-face with the author's team about the style and difficulties of the manuscript. Yang Ming believes that it is the close cooperation between the editorial team and the author team that the "Research on the Classification and Collation of Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Yinxu" was successfully published.
Turning over the "Research on the Classification and Classification of Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Yinxu", it not only summarizes the latest and most complete oracle bone groups, but also arranges and connects related people, countries, matters and other contents. Its publication is a new achievement of classifying and linking the oracle bones of Yinxu piece by piece, providing reliable oracle bone inscription materials for history, archaeology, linguistics, etc., and also allowing the world to get a glimpse of the once glorious and prosperous Yinxu Dynasty after a thousand years. (Reader's Daily All-Media Trainee Reporter Du Xia)