本报北京4月6日电(记者陈雪)中华书局古联公司日前发布了“殷墟甲骨文数据库”,该库汇聚多年甲骨研究成果,集原文、释文和甲骨字典于一体,很好地解决了甲骨成果分散的难题。
甲骨文是我国迄今为止最古老的成体系文字,因契刻于龟甲、兽骨之上而得名,亦被称为“契文”。甲骨系殷人用以占卜的遗物,所记内容广泛涉及当时的气象、农业、政治、军事以及日常生活的方方面面,极具考古价值,堪称中华文明瑰宝。晚清以来,甲骨的发掘、整理和研究工作日渐展开,至今已蔚为壮观,为我们了解商代社会历史及汉字的起源与发展提供了最为直接的史料。“殷墟甲骨文数据库”以数字化的形式清晰完整地将过往甲骨研究成果进行了系统的汇编出版。
“殷墟甲骨文数据库”是中华书局古联公司与浙江师范大学陈年福教授合作开发的甲骨文专题数据库。该库以陈年福教授的甲骨文文本整理成果为基础增补、修订而形成。全库收录甲骨59591片,卜辞143856条,参考国内外数十种甲骨文着录文献,每条卜辞均包含摹写与释文两部分,并标注卜辞主题分类、具体来源出处和所属字体组类。在此基础上整理多年来学界有关甲骨缀合的成果,使得该库展现的内容更为完整、全面。
数据库专门研发的甲骨文字库,也让甲骨文摹写成果以数字化的形式呈现在广大读者面前。据悉,该数据库还附有陈年福教授重要的研究成果——甲骨联机字典。该字典全面展示了甲骨文的字头、读音、字形、解形和释义,包含约3900个字头,6700个词头。既可实现单字的查阅,也可阅览含有该字的甲骨文词语的释词内容。一方面为甲骨文辞的释读提供了可资参考的材料;另一方面也为文史领域相关从业者使用甲骨文资源提供便捷的服务工具。
Beijing, April 6 (reporter Chen Xue) - Gulian company of Zhonghua Publishing House recently released the "Yin Ruins Oracle Database", which gathers many years of oracle bone research results and integrates the original text, interpretation and Oracle Bone dictionary, which well solves the problem of dispersion of Oracle Bone achievements. Oracle bone inscriptions are the oldest systematic characters in China so far. They are named after being engraved on tortoise shells and animal bones. They are also known as "Qiwen". Oracle bones are relics used by Yin people for divination. The recorded contents widely involve all aspects of meteorology, agriculture, politics, military and daily life at that time. They are of great archaeological value and can be called the treasure of Chinese civilization. Since the late Qing Dynasty, the excavation, sorting and research of oracle bones have been carried out day by day, which has been spectacular so far. It provides the most direct historical data for us to understand the social history of the Shang Dynasty and the origin and development of Chinese characters. "Yin Ruins Oracle Database" clearly and completely compiles and publishes the past research results of oracle bones in digital form. "Yin Ruins Oracle Database" is a special Oracle database jointly developed by Gulian company of Zhonghua publishing house and Professor Chen Nianfu of Zhejiang Normal University. The database is based on the collation results of Oracle texts by Professor Chen Nianfu. The whole library contains 59591 oracle bones and 143856 oracle inscriptions. With reference to dozens of Oracle Inscriptions at home and abroad, each Oracle includes two parts: description and interpretation, and indicates the subject classification, specific source and font group of the oracle inscriptions. On this basis, the achievements of Oracle Bone conjugation in academic circles over the years are sorted out to make the content of the library more complete and comprehensive. The Oracle font library specially developed by the database also enables the imitation results of Oracle to be presented to the majority of readers in digital form. It is reported that the database also contains Professor Chen Nianfu's important research achievement - Oracle Bone online dictionary. The dictionary comprehensively displays the prefix, pronunciation, font shape, shape interpretation and interpretation of oracle bone inscriptions, including about 3900 prefixes and 6700 prefixes. It can not only realize the reference of a single word, but also read the interpretation content of Oracle words containing the word. On the one hand, it provides reference materials for the interpretation of oracle bone inscriptions; On the other hand, it also provides convenient service tools for relevant practitioners in the field of literature and history to use Oracle resources.