Golden Age Chinese Names Compilation: Revised Edition

Author: Wu Zhenfeng Compiler
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: The "Compendium of Gold Inscriptions" collects over 7,600 names from the inscriptions on Shang and Zhou dynasty bronze artifacts, with approximately 2,100 unique characters used in the names. These are organized by stroke order. Based on the content of the inscriptions and relevant historical records, each individual is briefly introduced to provide useful materials for archaeologists, historians, and paleographers. It is hoped that this work will be beneficial to the study of Shang and Zhou history and paleography. The data used in the "Compendium of Gold Inscriptions" are those recorded and published in provincial-level or higher newspapers and journals before the end of September 2004, as well as bronze inscriptions that the compiler has encountered but have not yet been publicly released. A total of 60 books and journals are cited, and for easy reference, the volume and issue numbers are noted after the names of the bronze artifacts. The era of the gold inscriptions ranges from the Shang dynasty to the Warring States period, excluding those from the Qin dynasty after the unification of the six states (i.e., after 221 BCE). Forgeries in traditionally transmitted bronze artifacts are carefully excluded; where uncertainty exists and only suspicion is present, they are included with the note "suspected forgery" added after the name of the bronze artifact.