The genealogy of personal names: towards a more productive method in historical onomastics

It is essential to combine genealogical and collective biographical approaches with network analysis if one wants to take full advantage of the evidence provided by (hereditary) personal names in historical and linguistic onomastic research. The naming practices of rural families and clans from the 18th to the 20th century can bring us much fresh information about their enduring attitudes and values, as well as about other mentalities of everyday life. Personal names were cultural symbols that contained socially shared meanings. With the help of genealogical method it is possible to obtain a more nuanced understanding of these past naming practices, for example by comparing the conventions of different communities. A long-term and systematic empirical research also enables us to dispute certain earlier assumptions that have been taken for granted in historical onomastics. Therefore, the genealogical method is crucial in studying the criteria for the choices of personal names in the past.     

甲骨文水名及其形音义特点

研究商代人文环境的关键是地名,而一般地名的支点又是水名。水名所附着的山川自然景观对人们的生活有着至关重要的影响,一个水名形成之后,将直接影响其流域的其他地名。从历史的发展角度看,水名形音义的稳固性和继承性是其他普通地名所无法比拟的。因此,研究地名首先要清理水名。 一、甲骨文水名的界定 １．把在卜辞中“涉某”的“某”认作是水名,其条件是：“某”一般从水符,并在卜辞中用作地名。 《说文》：“■,徒行厉水也。从■,从步。涉,篆文从水。”①段注：“涉,引申为凡渡水之称。”②涉在卜辞中的意义正是段氏所说的引…     

Amorite names and old testament onomastics 1

Abstract

Amorite personal names, particularly those attested in texts from the Old Babylonian period, provide most valuable evidence for research in dia‐chronic aspects of Old Testament onomastics. The paper presents a general introduction to research on these names and to their grammatical structure. It further discusses possible Amorite parallels to the divine name Yahweh and lists a large number of names and name elements paralleled in the Hebrew Bible. Most prominent among the Hebrew cognates are names appearing in narratives with reference to the so‐called proto‐history and the Patriarchal period.     

北赵出土铜器铭文中之晋侯及其他晋侯名新考

北赵出土铜器铭文,从考古和训诂两方面考证,对晋侯名与史载各代晋侯的 对应关系提供了难得的资料。     

全国铜器鉴定所见伪器伪铭研究——兼论鉴定的几个理论问题

本文主要依据20世纪90年代国家组织的全国文物鉴定系统工程中, 所见青铜伪器、伪铭的典型资料,进行较全面的研究,依其伪作内涵,对器体、装饰、铭文等伪作的种种表现,以及伪作中相互交叉的各种情况,尤其是对伪作铭文的多种方法和内容的复杂性给予了较为详尽的叙述。对伪作铜镜特点,也进行了阐述。文章还从理论上论述了有关青铜器与金文辨伪中的几个重要问题。其中如伪作溯源和历代伪作主要特点,辨伪的理念与方法等,均具重要意义。