南京市祖堂山明代洪保墓

2010年发掘的洪保墓位于南京市江宁区祖堂山南麓,该墓为竖穴土坑砖室墓,是南京地区常见的前、后室结构的明代大型墓葬,墓前还发现坟寺遗存。墓中出土寿藏铭、玉环、水晶串饰以及铅锡明器等遗物。寿藏铭记载了墓主洪保的生平事迹,以及与郑和下西洋的相关资料。

Hong Bao’s Tomb on Zu-tang Hill in Nanjing

Hong Bao’s tomb was located on the south side of Zutang Hill in Jiangning District,Nanjing City.In June through July 2010,Nanjing Municipal Museum and Jiangning District Museum made a cooperative rescue excavation to this tomb.This tomb was a large-scale vertical earthen shaft brick double-chamber tomb popular in Nanjing area during the early Ming Dynasty.On the back wall of the rear chamber,iron rings were inlayed.In addition,the ruin of a tomb tem ple was found in front of the tomb.In the tomb chambers,shouzang ming(epitaph made when the occupant was alive),jade ring,crystal string ornament and funer al objects made of lead and tin were unearthed.The shouzang ming not only recor ded the life and deeds of Hong Bao but also preserved rich materials related to Zheng He’s voyages to the Western Ocean.