悬泉汉简所见折垣与祭越二国考

包含有"折垣"和"祭越"的两枚悬泉汉简由张德芳先生于2002年刊布,它们是两个过去未曾知晓的西域国家的名字。本文对简文涉及的相关内容进行了历史背景考察和语源学分析,在此基础上对其地望进行了推断:折垣为《汉书.西域传》所载之乌弋山离,是对该国别名Zarangiana或首都Zarin的译称;祭越为《汉书.西域传》里的子合(西夜),即古罗马地理学家托勒密《地理志》里提到的Sizyges。折垣简中的狮子名称还揭示了东西文化交流史上的经典一幕。

A Study on Zheyuan and Jiyue Kingdoms in Xuanquan Bamboo Slips of Han Dynasty

Among Xuanquan slips of Han Dynasty published by Zhang Defang in 2002,there are two recorded Zheyuan and Jiyue in Western Regions,of which both kingdoms have never known before.In this paper their locations are studied through examination of the historical context of the contents of the slips and etymological analyses.It can be concluded that Zheyuan was a Chinese name for Zarangiana,another name for Wu-yi-shan-li in the Notes on Western Regions of Han Annals or for its capital Zarin;and Jiyue was Zihe(Xiye) in the same Annals,which was referred as Sizyges in Roman geographer Ptolemy’s Records of Geography.Further more,the name of lion in Zheyuan slip reveals some facts of the history of East-West cultural communications.